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Casthanaea or Casthanea or Kasthanaia or Kasthaneia ( Greek: Κασθαναία) [1] or Castanea or Kastanaia (Κασταναία) [2] was a town and polis (city-state) [3] of Ancient Magnesia, at the foot of Mount Pelium, with a temple of Aphrodite Casthanitis. It is mentioned by Herodotus in his account of the terrible storm which the fleet of Xerxes I experienced off this part of the coast. [4] and by Pliny. [5] It was from this town that the chestnut tree, which still abounds on the eastern side of Mt. Pelium, derived its name in Greek and the modern languages of Europe. [6] Its location is at the modern village of Keramidi. [7] [8]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Casthanaea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.