TAYGETUS MT. - LACONIA GREECE this is ths the area of Vrisses today Pausanias writes for this place in his travels鈥? 鈥楾aleton is a sacred peak that rise's above the aera called Vrisses; Taleton is a holy peak of the sun; and there the Spartans sacrifie horses to the sun; the Perssians celebrate the same way as do the Spartans..' here it is today.. today it is called the peak of Prophit ILIAS it celebrates 20 July