# Cyrtones

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**Cyrtones** or **Kyrtones** (Ancient Greek: Κύρτωνες),[1] anciently called **Cyrtone** or **Kyrtone** (Κυρτώνη), was a city of [Boeotia](/source/Ancient_Boeotia), east of the [Lake Copais](/source/Lake_Copais), and 20 [stadia](/source/Stadion_(unit)) from [Hyettus](/source/Hyettus), situated upon a lofty mountain, after crossing which the traveller arrived at [Corsia](/source/Corseia). Cyrtones contained a grove and temple of [Apollo](/source/Apollo), in which were statues of Apollo and [Artemis](/source/Artemis), and a fountain of cold water, at the source of which was a chapel of the nymphs.[2]

The site of Cyrtones is tentatively located at Kastron Kolakas/Karaouli, near the modern village of [Kyrtoni](/source/Kyrtoni), which was renamed from Kolaka to reflect association with the ancient town.[3][4] The remains of a walled enclosure, and of a building, possibly a temple, have been found.[5] This ancient fortification has a square tower made out of 1.5 m thick stones. From the ancient fountain now known as Kamini flows brackish, ice cold water with healing properties (for dysentery).[6]

## References

1. Fossey, J. M. (1990). *The Ancient Topography of Opountian Lokris*. Amsterdam: Gieben. pp. 52–57.

1. [Phthiotis Prefectural Council](http://esc162.midphase.com/~fthiotg/article.php?c=25&a=78) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090527155921/http://esc162.midphase.com/~fthiotg/article.php?c=25) 2009-05-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)

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