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Smintheion

Ayvacık, Italy

Smintheion

Smintheion or Smintheum was a town in ancient Troad, near Chryse, which contained a noted sanctuary of Apollo mentioned by Homer. The sanctuary was dedicated to Apollo Smintheus, a byname of Apollo associated with mice and rats. Here, Apollo was worshiped as the protector against a plague of mice th

at held the region in its grip at one point. Its site is located near Külahlı (Gülpınar), Asiatic Turkey.

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