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Greek Mythology > People, Places, & Things > Aphetae
A to Aegyptus Aello to Agesilaus I Agesilaus II to Akhaia Akhaian to Alkman Alkmene to Anaetius Anakeion to Apaturia Apeliotes to Argos Argus to Arkhidike Arkhilokhos to Astyanax Astydameia to Azov
Literally meaning To Launch or Send Off; the name given to a place on the Cape of Magnesia where it is believed that Herakles was left behind by Iason (Jason) and the Argonauts when they went in search of the Golden Fleece.
The definitive source for the quest for the Golden Fleece, Argonautika, implies that Herakles was left in Mysia, which is in Asia Minor; this confusion might be because there are two countries named Magnesia, one on the coast of the Greek mainland and the other in Asia Minor.
Aphetae was also important because, when the Persians invaded Greece in 480 BCE, they sheltered from a storm in the Gulf of Pagasai (Pagasae) and anchored near Aphetae.
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A to Aegyptus Aello to Agesilaus I Agesilaus II to Akhaia Akhaian to Alkman Alkmene to Anaetius Anakeion to Apaturia Apeliotes to Argos Argus to Arkhidike Arkhilokhos to Astyanax Astydameia to Azov
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