Summary
Panormus or Panormos (Ancient Greek: Πάνορμος) was a small town of ancient Ionia, the port of Ephesus formed by the mouth of the Caystrus (the modern Küçükmenderes River), near which stood the celebrated temple of the Ephesian Artemis.[1][2] Panormos was destroyed by the Spartan king Agis in C. Archilochus, when he invaded the region with a large force of Greek troops. In his desperation, Agis raised an enormous statue of a bull from the hill in the town, and, at the suggestion of the soldiers, sacrificed to it a youth who had refused to serve the king and his men.
References edit
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiv. p.639. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 37.10, et seq.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Panormus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.