Mycenaean Atlas Project's Commentary on PLEIADES

Zephyrion    599999

Corrected Lat/Lon: 37.0315° N,  27.4294° E

Pleiades Lat/Lon: 37.25° N,  27.25° E    Error: 29.02 km.



599999 : Zephyrion Corrected Coordinates: 37.031512° N, 27.429354° E.

The peninsula on which Halicarnassos was originally settled. It was sometimes an island and at other times joined to the mainland.  For a full discussion see Bean, Cook, et al. [1955], esp. pp. 85 ff. and the fine sketch map, Fig. 2 on p. 88.

Biblio

Bean, Cook, et al. [1955] : Bean, G.E., Cook, J.M. and W.H.P., 'The Halicarnassus Peninsula', The Annual of the British School at Athens (50), pp. 85-171. 1955. Online here.


Map on the right shows Pleiades' position as 'P'.
'P+' represents the corrected position.