Anthedon (town)

Anthedon (town)

:"You may be looking for Anthedon (mythology)."Anthedon was also a Hellenistic city near Gaza [ [http://198.62.75.1/www1/ofm/mad/discussion/115discuss.html Ascalon, Gaza, Negev and Sinai] , the Madaba Mosaic Map] and is a titular see of the Catholic Church. [ [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d3a24.html Anthedon (Titular See)] ]

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