What is "epidaurus"

Epidaurus (; , Epidauros) was a small city ( polis) in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros : Palaia Epidavros and Nea Epidavros. Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of Epidaurus, part of the regional unit of Argolis. The seat of the municipality is the town Lygourio.

In Greek mythology, Epidaurus was the presumed eponym of the polis Epidaurus.

His parentage varies from one local version of the myth to another: the Argive version gives him as the son of Argus (himself son of Zeus) and Evadne; people of Elis believed him to be a son of Pelops; finally, the Epidaurians themselves considered him to be a son of Apollo. These versions are recounted by Pausanias, who also adds that he knew of no natives of Epidaurus who would claim descent from the eponymous hero.

Epidaurus is a Greek city in the Saronic Gulf.

Epidaurus may also refer to:

• Epidaurus (mythology), once believed to have founded Epidaurus
• Epidaurus (Dalmatia), a Greek colony in the eastern Adriatic - modern Cavtat
• Epidauros (Stobreč), a Greek colony in the eastern Adriatic - modern Stobreč
• Epidaurus Limera, an ancient Greek city near Monemvasia, Laconia
• Epidavros Limira, a former province of Laconia, Greece