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Periphery:Peloponnese
Prefecture : Arcadia

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Apollonas (Greek : Απόλλωνας) is a municipality in Arcadia, Greece. Population 2116 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Tyros.

Apollonas Arcadia municipality, Satellite image

Division of the municipality

  • Tyros / Δ.δ. Τυρού [ 1211 ]
    • Tyros / ο Τυρός [ 211 ]
    • Agios Christoforos / ο Άγιος Χριστόφορος [ 35 ]
    • Elliniko / το Ελληνικό [ 44 ]
    • Kryoneri / το Κρυονέρι [ 11 ]
    • Moni Panagias Karyas / η Μονή Παναγίας Καρυάς [ 79 ]
    • Palaiochora / η Παλαιόχωρα [ 0 ]
    • Paralia Tyrou / η Παραλία Τυρού [ 831 ]
  • Pera Melana / Δ.δ. Πέρα Μελάνων [ 337 ]
    • Pera Melana / τα Πέρα Μέλανα [ 295 ]
    • Livadi / το Λιβάδι [ 34 ]
    • Petra / η Πέτρα [ 8 ]
  • Sapounakaiika / Δ.δ. Σαπουνακαίϊκων [ 568 ]

Tyros is a village around 75 km from Tripolis, Paralia Tyrou is like Kryoneri a seaside village. Tyros is derived from "Tyri", Cheese. According to mythology Apollo had a herd of cows and thus he was a protector of milk products. A few km from Pera Melana there was a sanctuary of Apollo, inscriptions were found with the text Apelon Tyritas (for Apollon Tyritas). On the sanctuary, a christian church was build.

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