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Hyperdexion

Hyperdexion was a village of ancient Lesbos. This village provided epithets for Zeus Hyperdexios and Athena Hyperdexia.

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Hyperdexion (Ancient Greek: τὸ Ὑπερδέξιον) was a village of ancient Lesbos.12 This village provided epithets for Zeus Hyperdexios and Athena Hyperdexia.2

The site of Hyperdexion is unlocated.3

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  1. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. Υπερδέξιον.
  2. Ludwig Bürchner: "Hyperdexion" (in German). In: Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Vol. IX,1, Stuttgart, 1914, col. 280.
  3. Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.