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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 124 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ANTICYRA , the See also:

ancient name of three cities of See also:Greece. (1) (Mod. Aspraspitia), in See also:Phocis, on the See also:bay of Anticyra, in the Corinthian gulf; some remains are still visible. It was a See also:town of considerable importance in ancient times; was destroyed by See also:Philip of Macedon; recovered its prosperity; and was captured by T. Quinctius See also:Flamininus in 198 B.C. The See also:city was famous for its See also:black See also:hellebore, a See also:herb which was regarded as a cure for See also:insanity. This circumstance gave rise to a number of proverbial expressions, like 'Avrucbpas oe SEC or " naviget Anticyram," and to frequent allusions in the See also:Greek and Latin writers. Hellebore was likewise considered beneficial in cases of See also:gout and See also:epilepsy. (2) In See also:Thessaly, on the right See also:bank of the See also:river Spercheus, near its mouth. (3) In Locris, on the See also:north See also:side of the entrance to the Corinthian gulf, near See also:Naupactus.

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