Lycastus or Lykastos (Greek: Λύκαστος) was a town of ancient Crete, mentioned in the Catalogue of Ships in Homer's Iliad.[1] Strabo says that it had entirely disappeared, having been conquered and destroyed by the Cnossians.[2] According to Polybius the Lycastian district was afterwards wrested from Cnossus by the Gortynians, who gave it to the neighbouring town of Rhaucus.[3]

Its site is located near modern Rokka.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.647.
  2. ↑ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. x. p.479. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. ↑ Polybius. The Histories. Vol. 23.15.
  4. ↑ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying.
  5. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Lycastus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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