ANTIKYRA
(Palatia) Phokis, Greece.
A port
E of Kirrha noted in antiquity for the production of the
medicinal herb hellebore. It was destroyed by Philip
of Macedon in 346 B.C. but was rebuilt; it was captured
by the Romans under Otilius. Pausanias identifies it
with Homeric Kyparissos and mentions gymnasia and a
Sanctuary of Poseidon. At Palatia, on a promontory
near Aspra Spitia, foundations have been identified with
Antikyra by local inscriptions.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Paus. 10.36.5-10; J. G. Frazer,
Paus.
Des. Gr. V 3. Also
Paus. 7.7.9; 10.1.2; 10.3.1.
M. H. MC ALLISTER