Kainys (promontory)

natural · 30 BC – 1918 AD

Modern Punta del Pezzo on the Calabrian coast of Italy, opposite Sicily and north of Rhegion. According to Strabo, the promontory was located near the Scyllaean rock, opposite the Pelorus promontory in Sicily.

Coordinates
38.23124, 15.63554
Also known as
Caenus (la), Caenus (la), Kainys, Kainus, Kaînys (grc), Καῖνυς (grc)
Dating
attested

Sources

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Kainys (promontory) — Ancient Maps