Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), ACACE´SIUM

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ACACE´SIUM

ACACE´SIUM (Ἀκακήσιον: Eth. Ἀκακήσιος), a town of Arcadia in the district of Parrhasia, at the foot of a hill of the same name, and 36 stadia on the road from Megalopolis to Phigalea. It is said to have been founded by Acacus, son of Lycaon; and according to some traditions Hermes was brought up at this place by Acacus, and hence derived the surname of Acacesius. Upon the hill there was a statue in stone, in the time of Pausanias, of Hermes Acacesius; and four stadia from the town was a celebrated temple of Despoena. This temple probably stood on the hill, on which are now the remains of the church of St. Elias. (Paus. 8.3.2, 8.27.4, 8.36.10; Steph. Byz. s.v. Ross, Reisen im Peloponnes, vol. i. p. 87.)

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood. William Smith, LLD. London. Walton and Maberly, Upper Gower Street and Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row; John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1854.

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William Smith, LLD, Ed.