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	Taygetus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The central prong is formed by the Taygetus mountains, which, from their northern...
		Taygetus or Taygetos (Greek: Ταΰγετος), also Taigetos is a mountain range of the Peloponnesus, Southern Greece, extending about 65 mi (100 km) north from the southern end of Cape Matapan in the Mani Peninsula.
		A Trail is situated in the south central part of the range west of Mystras.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Taygetus (613 words)

	Messinia: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Messinia
		Messinia (also spelled Messenia) is a district in the Peloponnesus, bounded on the east by Mount Taygetus[?], on the north by the river Neda and the Arcadian Mountains, on the south and west by the sea.
		In the Homeric poems eastern Messenia is represented as under the rule of Menelaus of Sparta, while the western coast is under the Neleids of Pylos, but after Menelaus’s death the Messenian frontier was pushed eastwards as far as Taygetus.
		For centuries there had been a dispute between Messenia and Sparta about the possession of the Ager Dentheliales on the western slope of Taygetus: after various decisions by Philip of Macedon, Antigonus, Mummius, Caesar, Antony, Augustus and others, the question was settled in 25 by Tiberius and the Senate in favour of the Messenians (Tac.
	www.encyclopedian.com /me/Messenia.html (799 words)

	Wikipedia: Abaris
		Variant legends favor a lower chronology for these visits - as recently as two or three centuries later, possibly during epidemics of plague.
		According to such legends, Abaris travelled and fasted extensively throughout mainland Greece, using on a golden arrow which was the gift of god Apollo; he healed the sick, foretold the future, worked miracles, and delivered Sparta from miasmata coming from mount Taygetus.
		Apollo's magical arrow gave Abaris the power to fly, cure the sick, be invisible, and even make prophecies.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/a/ab/abaris.html (378 words)

	Zeus Heaven - Sparta
		As soon as a baby boy was born, the state sent officials to look at the child to decide whether he was suitable for future military service as a Spartan hoplite.
		Male babies which were deemed not viable were abandoned at the foot of the nearby Mount Taygetus, where nature was allowed to take its course.
		Suitable babies were allotted a certain amount of land by the state (this land was called the kleros), which would then revert to the state when the person to whom it had been granted died (until the laws were changed in the fourth century to allow land to be handed down in a will).
	zeus.heavengames.com /misc/history/sparta3.shtml (436 words)

	The Mysteries Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We think that this matter should be further investigated because, for example, visitors at the pyramid at Taygetus mountain are surprised by the abrupt change in rock texture at the base of the "pyramid" (At the level of the base of the pyramid the mountain side abruptly becomes rather smooth)
		This Pyramid is found in northwestern Peloponnese, near the village of Ligourion, on the foot of mount Arachnaeum, not far from the site of ancient Epidaurus.
		Some researchers are convinced that this structure, found on one of the peaks of mount Taygetus, was carved by the hand of man, in remote antiquity, to form this pyramid shape.
	www.hiddenmysteries.org /mysteries/pyramid/greekpyramids.html (1430 words)

	Frazer, Sir James George. 1922. The Golden Bough
		From a like motive, probably, the idolatrous kings of Judah dedicated chariots and horses to the sun, and the Spartans, Persians, and Massagetae sacrificed horses to him.
		The Spartans performed the sacrifice on the top of Mount Taygetus, the beautiful range behind which they saw the great luminary set every night.
		It was as natural for the inhabitants of the valley of Sparta to do this as it was for the islanders of Rhodes to throw the chariot and horses into the sea, into which the sun seemed to them to sink at evening.
	www.bartleby.com /196/pages/page79.html (574 words)

	Iliad
		To accomplish this the education of a Spartan was placed under the control of the state from his earliest boyhood.
		Every child after birth was exhibited to public view, and, if deemed deformed and weakly, was exposed to perish on Mount Taygetus.
		At the age of seven he was taken from his mother's care, and handed over to the public classes.
	www.epimethean.com /imadjz/trojan/history/hist-04.htm (3949 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 1054 (v. 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Josephus represents him as dying in extreme torments aggravated by an evil conscience* Messallinus was probably consul in A. d.
		It was said to have been derived from a priest of the name of Messapeus.
		L A Boeotian, from whom Mount Messapion, on the coast of Boeotia, and Messapia (also called lapygia), in southern Italy, were believed to have derived their names.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/2162.html (947 words)

	GREEK MYTHOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA T-Z
		TAYGETE The starry Pleiad nymph of Mount Taygetus who was loved by Zeus.
		THYIA A Naiad nymph of Mount Parnassus loved by the god Apollo.
		She was the first to celebrate the orgies of Dionysus at Delphi.
	www.theoi.com /Encyc_T.html (1606 words)

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		Kythira, the southernmost of the Ionian islands, is justly famed for its lush, green beauty, its many secluded beaches, its splendid mountain ranges perfumed with thyme and oregano among which the bees are busy producing the world-famous Kythira Honey.
		The valleys are silver-grey with olive trees and the high points of the island afford breathtaking views towards snowcapped Mount Taygetus in the Peloponnese and Mount Ida in Crete.
		Mass tourism has not reached Kythira and the island has an unspoiled charm which today, is almost unique.
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	Third Wave Travel - Explore Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Visit Dion at the foot of Mount Olympus, the mythical residence of the gods, to see the holy city of the Macedonians, dedicated to Dias that is Zeus.
		Explore Mystras in southern Peloponnese, a majestic Byzantine town on a hillside of Mount Taygetus full of monasteries, churches, palaces and houses all set in an idyllic environment.
		Explore the villages on Mount Pelion, the land of the Centaurs, one of the most beautiful regions of the mainland, mountainous and yet with a panoramic view of the sea.
	thirdwavetravel.com /2.htm (699 words)

	The Birmingham Post (England) : Books: Book Views.(Features) @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Spartan is a sprawling mini-saga set, amazingly enough, in the city state of Sparta at a time when it is at its height as a war machine.
		It intertwines the lives of two brothers born to a noble family - one strong and healthy, the other born lame and therefore left to die on the exposed slopes of Mount Taygetus as decreed by Spartan law.
		He is, of course, rescued, and goes on to play a leading role in the wars and conflicts shaping his homeland's destiny.
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	The Classics Pages - ancient Sparta
		This is the view from the Hotel Cecil in the centre of modern Sparta.
		In ancient times the town was without walls - when you see the seemingly impassable barrier of Mount Taÿgetus (especially as here in late March under snow) you realise why they were unnecessary.
		Cross Taÿgetus over the spectacular modern pass - this route was not a viable option for the old Spartans.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~loxias/sparta.htm (853 words)

	english (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is situated in the South of Greece and is 255 km away from Athens by car.
		Unfortunently, it is built on the ruins of ancient Sparta, at the foot of mount Taygetus and beside the Eurotas river.
		It is the capital of the Laconia prefecture and has a population of about 20,000 people, who are mostly farmers producing olives and olive oil, oranges, vegetables and dairy products.
	rzv066.rz.tu-bs.de /schulen/HvFallersleben_BS/greek/english.htm (265 words)

	* Taygeta - (Astronomy): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It has an Hd number of 23338, an FK5 number of -, and a SAO number of 76140.
		In Greek mythology Taygeta yielded to Zeus' advances only when unconscious, but was so ashamed when she recovered that she hid herself under Mount Taygetus, in Laconia.
		In due course she gave birth to Lacedæmon, founder of Sparta.
	www.mimihu.com /astronomy/taygeta.html (230 words)

	Spartan : A Novel \| Valerio Massimo Manfredi \| Another amazing novel of Manfredi
		This is the saga of a Spartan family, unraveled by a harsh custom of their people that causes them to abandon one of their own.
		The elder son, Brithos, strong and healthy, will live comfortably; but Talos, weak and feeble, must be sacrificed to the wolves of Mount Taygetus.
		Unbeknownst to his grieving parents, however, the child is miraculously found and saved by a Helot -- the once-proud people who now live in servitude to Sparta.
	www.this-is-great.com /info/friairnisb (1365 words)

	Europe Pyramids
		Stairways ascend from a level plaza to the top of each pyramid, where there is a flat summit platform covered with gravel. The stairways are all on the west wall, suggesting a ceremonial purpose, because someone ascending them on the morning of the solstice would be directly facing the rising sun.
		The Ligourion pyramid is found in northwestern Peloponnese, near the village of Ligourion, at the base of Mount Arachnaeum, not far from the site of ancient Epidaurus.
		Has anyone viewed the footage of the possible pyramid on mount visoko in central Europe.It may have just been found.
	survive2012.com /europe_pyramids.php (1396 words)

	Goddess Worship in Ancient Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Out of anger and embarrassment, she created a golden apple to be the prize in the beauty pageant to beat all pageants between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
		This chain of successions shows the importance associated with Aremis, and the deities which she was derived from.
		Artemis was honored in Arcadia, Sparta, Laconia, Mount Taygetus, Elis, and the "wild and mountainous" areas of Greece.
	www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~clit387/Worship.html (10989 words)

	Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 98-08-01
		Specifically, the Olympic Village will be created in the Thrakomakedones area at the foot of Mount Parnitha, the sailing centre will be built at the Agios Kosmas seaside region southeast of Athens, while an equestrian centre and race track is scheduled for construction at the Markopoulo site.
		Fire-fighters yesterday finally brought under control a huge week-long fire which burned 800 hectares of a unique fir and fl pine forest on Mount Taygetus, in the central Peloponnese.
		Another destructive fire in Perahora, Corinth, was also extinguished in the morning, along with those on Mount Olympus and Mount Athos.
	www.hri.org /cgi-bin/brief?/news/greek/ana/1998/98-08-01.ana.html (4372 words)

	Athens News Agency: News in English (AM), 98-07-30
		Thousands of acres of forest land have been reduced to ashes as a result of the latest fires, some of which have been burning for about a week.
		For the sixth day, the fires continued yesterday in Kouvela, Messinia and on Mount Olympus and Mount Taygetus, where fire-fighters proved unable to prevent the destruction of unique fir and pine forests.
		In Perahora, Corinth, a fire extending along a 14-km front was brought under partial control having destroyed forest areas, cultivations, vines, olive groves, houses and livestock farms, while new fires broke out near Domokos, Lamia, and Grammatiko, Attica.
	www.hri.org /news/greek/apeen/1998/98-07-30.apeen.html (2060 words)

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		The castle of Mystras was founded in 1249 by Geoffroi de Villehardouin on an acropolis leading up to the slopes of Mount Taygetus, 6km northwest of Ancient Sparta.
		Those were the difficult years following Constantinople's fall to the Franks in 1204, a disaster that led to the partition of Romania (as the Byzantine Empire was called by its inhabitants).
		Most visitors start by exploring the churches in the lower town first and then are too exhausted to climb in the summer heat.
	www.helleniccomserve.com /mysticalmystras.html (2258 words)

	THE ANCIENT - Online Information article about THE ANCIENT
		Maggiore and the columns in S. Pietro in Vincoli.) (3) Marmor Pentelicum, from Mount See also:
		This is the lapis Lacedaemonius (wrongly called by the modern Romans " serpentino "), so named from its quarries in Mount See also:
		It appears to have been mostly used for pavements and panels of wall linings.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /TAV_THE/THE_ANCIENT.html (4430 words)

	TABLE OF CONTENTS
		Thomas, notorious for his cruelty, resided at Patras, and oppressed the western part of the peninsula; Demetrius, distinguished by his luxury, ruled over the east, and his seat was in the rocky fortress of Mistra, at the foot of Mount Taygetus, three miles west of Sparta.
		The court officials, who were the ministers of their oppression, were detested throughout the land, which was further distracted by the hatred between the Greek inhabitants and the Albanian shepherds, who had come down and settled here in the previous century after the fall of the Servian empire.
		But these auguries were ill-based; for the youth who mounted the throne was Solyman (Sulayman) the Lawgiver-known to the west as Solyman the Magnificent, in whose reign Turkey climbed to the summit of its power and glory.
	www.uni-mannheim.de /mateo/camenaref/cmh/cmh103.html (16720 words)

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		Behind, and to the left of it, towers Mount Geraneia to the height of 4500 feet, rising directly from the sea, and allowing only a pathway, somewhat dreaded by the ancients, towards the Isthmus of Corinth.
		In one of these towers upon Mount Taygetus, a woman worthy of living on the soil of ancient Sparta, stood a siege againsta numberof Turks: she kept them busy in front while she sent away her female servant and children behind.
		This last road was constructed by com- petent engineers, and is deserving of praise for the scientific skill with which it is made to cross the passes of Mount Citha~ron; but it is with- out parapets on the slopes of the mountain, and in the plain of Bmotia already shows signs of dilapidation.
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	San Manuel Casino
		Two trains carrying explosives mgm grand casino and fuel collide in the North Korean town of Ryongchon, killing 161 people, injuring 1,300 and destroying thousands of homes.
		Tiberius settles a dispute between Messenia and Sparta over the Ager Dentheliales on Mount Taygetus, awarding the land biloxi casino magic to Messenia.
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	Sport History: KIN 375 Mid-Term Essay #5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Only the strongest and healthest babies are allowed to live.
		The elders choose which babies would live, and the rest left to die on top of Mount Taygetus.
		It was here that it was personafied by iron discipline, odedience to authority, indifferance to pain and suffering, and an obsession with victory in battle or any type of competition; DEFEAT WAS UNTHINKABLE.
	instructional1.calstatela.edu /dfrankl/CURR/kin375/mtq_5.htm (836 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Ships hit by U-boats - Mount Taygetus (Steam merchant)
		1940 the American Mundixie was sold to Greece and renamed Mount Taygetus
		At 23.01 and 23.02 hours on 7 Sep, 1942, U-517 fired torpedoes at the convoy QS-33 south of Anticosti Island and sank the Mount Pindus, Oakton and Mount Taygetus.
		If you can help us with any additional information on this vessel then please contact us.
	uboat.net /allies/merchants/2133.html (114 words)

	Convoy SC 79 - warsailors.com
		The stations given are the pendants shown on departure; stations may have changed as the voyage progressed.
		Dean Emery and Mount Taygetus may have returned to port(?) - they're also listed in the next convoy.
		Also, Charles R. McCormick and Washington are listed as sailing in SC 81 - they could not have completed a voyage to the U.K. in both.
	www.warsailors.com /convoys/sc79.html (495 words)

	Giving It All Away
		It surfaces in a cave in Mount Taygetus near Plinth.
		As the morning sun dawned, it found him staring into the fl, gaping depths of the cave in the base of Mount Taygetus, gathering his courage to enter.
		It had taken him longer than he’d expected to get through the cave, and his concern was starting to mount that he may not have been in time.
	www.angelfire.com /pa3/quietwolf/giveallaway.html (10017 words)

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