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Mount Arganthonius
Mount Arganthonius or Arganthonios, or Arganthon, or Arganthoneion, was a mountain range in ancient Bithynia, which forms a peninsula, and divides the gulfs of Cius and Astacus.
Mount Arganthonius or Arganthonios (Ancient Greek: Ἀργανθώνιος), or Arganthon (Ἀργανθών), or Arganthoneion, was a mountain range in ancient Bithynia, which forms a peninsula, and divides the gulfs of Cius and Astacus. The range terminates in a headland which Ptolemy calls Posidium (modern Bozburun). The name is connected with the myths of Hylas and the Argonautic expedition.
Its modern name is Samanli Daği.
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The closest 8 places around Mount Arganthonius; sorted without regard to province borders.
Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.
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