Troad
Americannoun
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Thus, in the case of Apollo, mice were held sacred and were fed in his temples in the Troad and elsewhere, the people of Hamaxitus especially worshipping mice.*
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
Cretan sovereignty of the sea; Cretans in Crisa, Lycia and the Troad, b.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
De Witte publishes coins of Alexandria, the more ancient Hamaxitus, in the Troad.
From Custom and Myth New Edition by Lang, Andrew
Telephus was a King of Mysia, not very far from the Troad.
From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert
‘The dwellers in Hamaxitus of the Troad worship mice,’ says Ælian.
From Custom and Myth New Edition by Lang, Andrew
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