Aegae (Achaea)

Map of Ancient Achaea

Aegae or Aigai (Ancient Greek: Αἰγαὶ, Modern Greek: Αιγές) was an ancient settlement in Achaea located northwest of modern Aigeira. It was situated near the river Krathis, between the towns Boura and Aigeira.^[1] It was mentioned by Homer in Book 5 of the Odyssey, in which Poseidon "lashed his long-maned horses and drove to Aegae, where he had his famous palace" after having destroyed Odysseus' raft with a storm. There was a cult of Poseidon in the town, and it was abandoned in or before the 3rd century BC.^[2]

The location of the ancient city has been found and excavated near Aigeira.^[3]

References

1. ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7.25.12
2. ↑  Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Aegae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography 1. London: John Murray. p. 30. 
3. ↑ www.in.gr