Talk:Cithaeron

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Latest comment: 18 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Can someone add more info on Cithaeron (mountain range)? (anon.edit by User:Phgao)

Can we find a source for this, which has been in the article since 2002, and which I'm moving here, temporarily:"In Greek mythology, Cithaeron was beloved by Tisiphone, one of the Erinyes. She caused his death by snakebite, specifically, one of the snakes from her head." Being pursued by a Fury for love seems so unlikely. "Cithaeron" is the Latinized version of the name. The mountain is evoked in Aeneid iv, describing the frenzy of Dido: "Helplessly she raged and in passion rushed madly through the city, like a worshipper of Bacchus excited by the brandishing of the sacred emblems, when the triennial festival arouses her and she hears the Bacchic shout, and Mount Cithaeron summons her by night with chanting." It is not literally the mountain that chants or cries out, but the Dionysiac revellers there. -Wetman 01:09, 9 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

No doubt it is a reference to the Pentheus myth. Will look into the Tisiphone reference--5telios 07:49, 9 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

Coordinate error

Latest comment: 9 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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The following coordinate fixes are needed for Kithairon: Google Earth shows this mountain peak to be 6 miles west of where you have placed it.

—2601:9:4782:918F:95C6:6A05:877A:1A13 (talk) 14:03, 14 March 2015 (UTC) David LingenfelterReply

Done. That does seem to be the highest point. Thanks for pointing it out. Deor (talk) 17:17, 14 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

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