GOLGI
Eth.
GOLGI (
Γολγοί: Eth.
Γόλγιος, Eth.
Γολγία, Eth.
Γολ<*>ηίς, Steph. B. sub voce a town of Cyprus, famous for the worship of Aphrodite (Theocr. 15.100; Lycophr. 589; Catull. 36.15,
Nupt. Pel. et Thet. 96), which, according to legend, had existed here even before its introduction at Paphos by Agapenor. (Pausan 8.5.2.)
The town is mentioned by Pliny (
5.35); but its position is not known. (Engel,
Kypros, vol. i. p. 145, vol. ii. p. 81.)
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