What is "nymphaion"

Nýmphaion (, , ) was a significant centre of the Bosporan Kingdom, situated on the Crimean shore of the Cimmerian Bosporus. Today it is located near the resort town Heroivske/Geroevskoye. It lies at a distance of about 14 kilometers south of Kerch, which was the site of ancient Panticapaeum.

Nymphaion can refer to:

• Nymphaeum, a type of monument in Antiquity
• Nymphaeum, the name of Aristotle's Macedonian school at Mieza
• Nymphaeum (Illyria), an ancient Greek colony in Illyria
• Nymphaion (Crimea), an ancient Greek colony in the Crimea
• Nymphaion (Ionia), an ancient Greek colony in western Anatolia
• Nymphaion (Cave), A cave where worshipers of Pan went.
• Nymfaio, a village in Florina regional unit, Greece