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Cenchrea, Cenchreae (gr. Κεγχρεαί , Kenchreai ) was a Harbour of Corinth in antiquity.
Cenchrias, a son of Poseidon and Peirene, was killed accidentally by Artemis. He and his brother Leches were believed to have given their names to Cenchreae and Lechaeum, the two port-towns of Corinth. (Paus. ii. 2. § 3, 3. § 3, 24. § 8.)
Since in the antiquity the Corinth Canal did not exist ships were transported from Cenchrea to Lechaeum via the Diolkos railway.
In 315 BC for a short time it was controlled by Cassander. The Isis Temple is related to the Golden Ass story of Apuleius.
Kenchreai, Eastern Port of Corinth: The coins, Robert L. Hohlfelder
Kenchreai, Eastern Port of Corinth: The pottery, Beverley Adamsheck
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