Onceum

Onceum (Ogyion)

place in Arcadia: Paus. 8.25.4

We read that there was a hole (βόθρος) sacred to Demeter Erinnys at Onceum, near Thelpusa in Arcadia, into which live pigs were cast (Paus. 8.25, 4-Z1; cf. Lycophr. Alex. 1225, λωβαῖσιν αἰκισθέντας Ὀγκαίου βόθρου).

Ancient Greek and Hellenistic Settlements / Geography of ancient Greece