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Ceryneian

Ceryneian is an adjective with two principal senses in classical and modern usage. It can refer to anything associated with the ancient city of Ceryneia in Arcadia, a region of the Peloponnese in Greece, as well as to the Ceryneian Hind, a mythological deer sacred to the goddess Artemis. The term derives from the Greek name Κερύνεια (Keryneia).

In geography, Ceryneia (or Ceryneia) denotes an ancient Arcadian city mentioned in classical sources. Its precise

In myth, the Ceryneian Hind is a legendary deer described as extremely fleet, with golden horns and

The term Ceryneian also appears in literary and scholarly contexts to describe aspects related to the hind

See also: Ceryneian Hind.

location
is
not
definitively
established
today,
but
it
is
consistently
linked
with
Arcadian
territory
in
ancient
narratives
and
inscriptions.
The
epithet
Ceryneian
is
used
to
denote
origin
or
association
with
that
locale
in
scholarly
discussions.
bronze
hooves,
sacred
to
Artemis.
It
figures
prominently
as
one
of
Heracles’
Twelve
Labours.
According
to
the
myth,
Heracles
pursued
the
hind
for
a
year
before
capturing
it
alive
and
bringing
it
to
Eurystheus;
in
many
versions,
Artemis
later
reclaim
or
release
the
animal
back
to
the
goddess.
or
to
the
locality,
sometimes
as
an
epithet
in
translations
of
ancient
texts.
In
modern
reception,
the
Ceryneian
Hind
continues
to
be
cited
as
an
emblematic
example
of
Heracles’
trials
and
of
Artemis’
sacred
animals.