Abatos
Abatos, also Abaton, was a rocky island in the Nile, Egypt near Philae, where the Egyptian priests alone were permitted to enter.[1] Abatos was mentioned by both Seneca[2] and Lucan.[3] The name was later used by astronomers for a plateau on the moon Triton.
See also
References
- Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 80, inset.
- ↑ Smith, Sir William (1854). Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. p. 18. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ Seneca, Q. N. iv. 2
- ↑ Lucan, x.323
External links
- egyptos.net (in French)
Islands of Egypt | |
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