Corium (Crete)

{{Short description|Town of ancient Crete}} '''Corium''' or '''Korion''' ({{langx|grc|Κόριον}})<ref>{{Cite Stephanus|''s.v.''}}</ref> was a town of ancient Crete, near which was a temple to Athena<ref>''comp.'' Cicero ''N. D.'' 3.23; {{Cite Pausanias|8|21|4}})</ref> and Lake Koresia (λίμνη Κορησία), which was Crete's only natural freshwater lake.

Its site is located near modern Voulgari Armokastella, Melampes.<ref name=Barrington>{{Barrington Atlas|page=60}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|28803}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}} {{DGRG|title=Corium}}

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Category:Populated places in ancient Crete Category:Former populated places in Greece

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