Azania (Greece)

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Azania (Ancient Greek: ἡ Ἀζανία) was a region in ancient Arcadia, which was according to Pausanias named after the mythical king Azan.[1] According to Herodotus, the region contained the ancient town of Paus.[2]

References

  1. Pausanias (1918). "4.3". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
  2. Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 6.127.