BRENTHE(Βρένθη: Eth. Βρενθαῖος, Βρενθιεύς), a town of Arcadia in the district Cynuria, near the right bank of the river Alpheius, and on a small tributary called Brentheates (Βρενθεάτης), only 5 stadia in length. It corresponds to the modern Karítena. (Paus. 8.28.7, 5.7.1; Leake, Morea, vol. 2. p. 292; Ross, Reisen im Peloponnes, vol. 1. p. 90.)