ANTICYRA, the ancient name of three cities of Greece. (1) (Mod. Aspraspitia), in Phocis, on the bay of Anticyra, in the Corinthian gulf ; some remains are still visible. It was a town of considerable importance, famous for its black hellebore, a herb regarded as a cure for insanity. (2) In Thessaly, on the right bank of the river Spercheios, near its mouth. (3) In Locris, on the north side of the entrance to the Corinthian gulf, near Nau pactus.