Araethyrea (Argolis)

Araethyrea or Araithyrea ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|r|ə|ˈ|θ|ɪ|r|i|ə}}; {{langx|grc|Ἀραιθυρέα}}) was the ancient capital of Phliasia, in ancient Argolis. It is said by Pausanias to have been originally named Arantia (Ἀραντία), after Aras, its mythical founder, and to have been called Araethyrea after Araethyrea, a daughter of Aras. The name of its founder was retained in the time of Pausanias in the hill Arantinus, on which it stood.{{Cite Pausanias|2|12|4}}-5. Araethyrea is mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad.{{Cite Iliad|2.571}} We learn from Strabo that its inhabitants quitted Araethyrea, and founded Phlius, at the distance of 30 stadia from the former town.{{Cite Strabo|viii. p.382}} Hence the statement of the grammarians, that Araethyrea and Arantia were both ancient names of Phlius.{{Cite Stephanus|s. vv. Φλιοῦς, Ἀραντία}}Schol. ad Apoll. Rhod. 1.115.

Its site is unlocated.{{Cite Barrington|58}}