Kynosura (Cynosura, or Konooura) was one of the 5 villages that founded Sparta. The name of the 5th village is unknown, however, more recent claims have been made saying it's Amyklai. The villages were located along the banks of the Eurotas River, and became unified around 775 B.C.

From Herodotus: Book 8: Urania...
77. They then were making their preparations thus in the night without having taken any sleep at all: and with regard to oracles, I am not able to make objections against them that they are not true, for I do not desire to attempt to overthrow the credit of them when they speak clearly, looking at such matters as these which here follow:

"But when with ships they shall join the sacred strand of the goddess, Artemis golden-sword-girded, and thee, wave-washed Kynosura, Urged by a maddening hope, having given rich Athens to plunder, Then shall Justice divine quell Riot, of Insolence first-born, Longing to overthrow all things and terribly panting for bloodhshed: Brass shall encounter with brass, and Ares the sea shall empurple, Tinging its waves with the blood: then a day of freedom for Hellas Cometh from wide-seeing Zeus and from Victory, lady and mother."

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