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Phocaea [fəʊˈsiːə] n (Placename) an ancient port in Asia Minor, the northernmost of Ionian cities on the W coast of Asia Minor: an important maritime state (about 1000-600 bc) Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They {Phocaeans} took part in the activities of Naucratis in Egypt, where Phocaea was one of the twelve Greek cities which shared the temple of Apollo {Frazer''s ''Golden Bough'' documented Plutarch and others knew Apollo and others were representations of Osiris and the rituals at his representational graves included burning people with ''Red Hair'') known as the Hellenium, dating from the time of the Pharaoh Amasis (c. Her father was Idmon of Colophon,/Whose trade it was to dye the thirsty wool/With purple of Phocaea. Legend had it that in the times of king Tarquinius the youthful settlers from Phocaea, which is sometimes portrayed as another sacked Troy (Luc. |
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