the name of several ancient cities, parti- particularly of a colony of the Mileians in Thrace, from which Lucullus took away a colossus of Apollo, and placed it in the capitol. The greatest part of the town was situated in a small island on the Roxine, in which was a temple of Apollo, (Strabo). Pliny says the colossus was 30 cubits high, and cost 500 talents. There was also an Apollonia at mount Parnassus, near Delphi, (Stephanus). Troezen was formerly called Apollonia.

Apollonia, feasts sacred to Apollo, instituted upon the following occasion. Apollo, having vanquished Python, went with his sister Diana to Aegialea; but, being driven from thence, he removed to the island Crete. The Aegialeans were soon after visited with a plague; upon which, consulting the soothsayers, they were ordered to send seven young men, and as many virgins, to appease those deities and bring them back into their country. Apollo and Diana being thus appeased, returned to Aegialea: in memory of which, they dedicated a temple to Pitho, the godess of purification; whence a custom arose of chusing every year seven young men, and as many virgins, to go as it were in search of Apollo and Diana.

geography, a promontory of Africa, upon the coast of Guinea, near the mouth of the river Mancu.