Helos (Elis)
Helos (Ancient Greek: Ἕλος, meaning "marshland" or "swamp") was a town of ancient Elis. According to Homer, in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad, it belonged to Nestor.[1] It was placed by some ancient critics on the Alpheius, and by others on the Alorian marsh, where was a sanctuary dedicated by the Arcadians to Artemis.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.594.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 8.3.25. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.5.7.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Helos". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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