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Gadeira (Cádiz)

Plato's Gadeira, the land of Atlas's twin Gadeirus

Plato's Gadeira0

Note

Position from Wikidata Q15682 (Cádiz). In the Critias (114b) Atlas's twin, Eumelus in Greek and Gadeirus in the native tongue, had "the extremity of the island near the pillars of Heracles up to the part of the country now called Gadeira"; Plato adds that the name "may have given its title to the country".

Cites 1

Critias

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Gadeira (Cádiz) [Place PLC0DCP7FMTRSVB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DCP7FMTRSVB

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  title     = {Gadeira (Cádiz)},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Place, catalog key PLC0DCP7FMTRSVB},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DCP7FMTRSVB}
}