Livadeia
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Livadeia is a town in central Greece. It is the capital of the Boeotia regional unit. Livadeia lies 90 km north-west of Athens, 64 km west of Chalkida, 63 km south-east of Lamia, 44 km east-south-east
General view from the castle
Temple of Zeus Vasileus ("Zeus King") in a cliff of Levadeia.
View of the cathedral (Presentation of Mary) of the city, with the clock tower visible in the background, to the right.
The Oracle of Trophonius
Trophonius
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Trophonius was a Greek hero or daimon or god—it was never certain which one—with a rich mythological tradition and an oracular cult at Lebadea in Boeotia, Greece.
Livadeia
…by Lake Copais. Lebadeia was originally an insignificant place, but it rose into importance in consequence of its possessing the celebrated oracle of Trophonius. The oracle was consulted both by Croesus and by Mardonius, and it continued to be consulted even in the time of Plutarch, when all the other oracles…
Trofonio (Trophonius (Τροφώνιος), Historia Deorum Fatidicorum, Geneva, 1675.