A mountainous region of ancient Greece located on the central Peloponnesian Peninsula, which was founded by Arkas (Arcas), the legendary son of Zeus and Kallisto (Callisto).
Arkadia was traditionally known for the contented pastoral innocence of its people who claimed to be the oldest inhabitants of Greece.
During the Trojan War, Agapenor commanded the Akhaian soldiers from Arkadia. The sixty ships the Arkadians used to sail to Troy were supplied by commander-in-chief Agamemnon because the Arkadians were not seafarers.
Agapenor mustered Akhaian soldiers from sites throughout Arkadia including—Enispe, Mantinea, Orkhomenos, Parrhasia, Pheneos, Rhipe, Stratie, Stymphalos, Tegea, and the slopes of Mount Kyllene. Approximately 6,900 Arkadians sailed to Troy with Agapenor.
| References: Homer, Iliad book 2, lines 603, 611; book 7, line 134 |