Parrhasia (Arcadia)
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Parrhasia (Greek: Παρρασία) was a region in south Arcadia, Greece.[1] Parrhasius, son of Lycaon gave it his name.
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- ^ Harry Thurston Peck. Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1898. (Parrasia). A district in the south of Arcadia. The adjective Parrhasius is frequently used by the poets as equivalent to Arcadian.
