For the other Mount Casius on the Mediterranean coast near Antioch, see Jebel Aqra.
Ras Kasaroun (Arabic: راس كسرون)[1] or El-Kas (Arabic: القاس), also known as Casius Mons in Latin, or Kasion Oros (Ancient Greek: Κάσιον)[2] to Greek geographers such as Herodotus (who considered it to mark the boundary between Egypt and Syria), is a small mountain and a former town near the marshy Lake Bardawil, the "Serbonian Bog" of Herodotus, where Zeus' ancient opponent Typhon was "said to be hidden".[3] Here, Greeks knew, Baal Sephon was worshipped.
kouroun, other, mount, casius, mediterranean, coast, near, antioch, jebel, aqra, kasaroun, arabic, راس, كسرون, arabic, القاس, also, known, casius, mons, latin, kasion, oros, ancient, greek, Κάσιον, greek, geographers, such, herodotus, considered, mark, boundar. For the other Mount Casius on the Mediterranean coast near Antioch see Jebel Aqra Ras Kasaroun Arabic راس كسرون 1 or El Kas Arabic القاس also known as Casius Mons in Latin or Kasion Oros Ancient Greek Kasion 2 to Greek geographers such as Herodotus who considered it to mark the boundary between Egypt and Syria is a small mountain and a former town near the marshy Lake Bardawil the Serbonian Bog of Herodotus where Zeus ancient opponent Typhon was said to be hidden 3 Here Greeks knew Baal Sephon was worshipped Ras KasarounHighest pointCoordinates31 9 34 02 N 33 5 17 53 E 31 1594500 N 33 0882028 E 31 1594500 33 0882028GeographyRas KasarounEgypt The sandy mount stands out about the flat landscape though it is a mere 100 metres above the sea Its name is given to the Catholic titular see of Casius Like the other Mount Casius in Syria it was historically associated with a shrine to Zeus one of whose epithets was Kasios The saying Kasiotic knot which in Medieval Greek meant someone who are crooked in their ways comes from the town s name 4 References edit Carte geographique de l Egypte et des pays environnans by Pierre Jacotin PAThs Archaeological Atlas of Coptic Literature 1818 TM Places www trismegistos org Retrieved 2023 03 24 Lane Fox 2009 253 56 SOL Search www cs uky edu Retrieved 2023 04 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ras Kouroun amp oldid 1188654761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
