Hydissus

Hydissus or Hydissos (Ancient Greek: Ὑδισσός),[1] Hydisus or Hydisos (Ὑδισός),[2] or Hydissa (Ὕδισσα)[3] was a town of ancient Caria, situated east of Mylassa.[3][4] Hydissus was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.[2]

Its site is located near Karacahisar, Asiatic Turkey.[5][6]

References
  1. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
  2. Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1117. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
  3. Ptolemy. The Geography. 5.2.20.
  4. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 5.29.
  5. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying.
  6. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Hydissa". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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