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
- ^ 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.
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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
- ^ 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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