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{{Short description|Mountain in Greece}}
{{about||the fortress or town of ancient Phocis|Cnemides|Greek cneme or kneme|Human leg}}
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'''Cnemis''' or '''Knemis''' ({{langx|grc|Κνῆμις}}; {{langx|el|Κνημίς}}) was either a range of mountains between the [[Cephissus (Boeotia)|Cephissus]] Valley and the [[Gulf of Euboea]] combined with the [[Malian Gulf]], or was a single mountain located in the northwest of that range. The valley formed the heartland of [[ancient Phocis|Phocis]], where the river originated, before entering [[Boeotia]] north of [[Orchomenus (Boeotia)|Orchomenos]]. The uncertainty of what terrain was meant by "Cnemis" derives from the varying accounts of the many sources.

The narrower meaning is based on the home territory of the [[Epicnemidian Locrians]], who received their distinguishing name from this mountain, on the northern slopes of which they made their homes. Mount Cnemis was a continuation of [[Callidromus]], with which it was connected by a ridge, at the foot of which is the modern village of [[Mendenitsa]].<ref>{{Cite Strabo|ix. pp. 416, 425}}</ref><ref>[[William Martin Leake]], ''Northern Greece'', vol. ii. pp. 66, 180.</ref> Callidromus is the mountain that overhangs Thermopylae. It is usually not counted as part of Cnemis, which is the next mountain east.

The account of Cnemis in Smith, based on some of the ancient sources, seems to pinpoint the location of the populated mountain. A spur of this mountain, Smith says, running out into the sea, formed the promontory [[Cape Cnemides]] (Κνημῖδες), opposite the islands called [[Lichades]] and the [[Euboea]]n promontory [[Cenaeum]]. Upon Cape Cnemides stood a fortress, also called [[Cnemides]] (or Cnemis),<ref>''[[Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax]]'', p. 23; {{cite Pliny|4.7.12}}</ref> distant 20 [[stadion (unit)|stadia]] from [[Thronium (Locris)|Thronium]].<ref>{{Cite Strabo|ix. p.426}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Ptolemy|3.15.10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Mela|2.3.67}}</ref>

==Attribution==
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[[Category:Mountains of Greece]]
[[Category:Mountains of Central Greece]]
[[Category:Geography of ancient Phocis]]
[[Category:Epicnemidian Locris]]


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