Sphendale Deme From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sphendale (Ancient Greek: Σφενδάλη) was a deme of ancient Attica at which Persian general Mardonius halted on his route from Deceleia to Tanagra.[1][2][3] In the territory of Sphendale there was a hill, named Hyacinthus.[4] Its site is unlocated.[5] References [1]Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 9.15. [2]Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. [3]Hesychius of Alexandria, Lexicon, s.v. [4]Suid. s. v. Παρθένοι, where Σφενδαλέων should be read instead of Σφενδονίων. [5]Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Attica". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. This article about a location in Ancient Attica is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles
