Hyle (Boeotia)

Hyle (Ancient Greek: Ὕλη) was a town in ancient Boeotia, situated upon Lake Hylica, which derived its name from this place.[1][2][3][4] It is mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships, and elsewhere, in the Iliad.[5]

The toponym of Hyle, written in Linear B script, appears in one of the clay tablets recovered in 1995 at Thebes.[6]

Its site is located near modern Oungra.[7][8]

References
  1. Strabo. Geographica. ix. pp. 407, 408. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. Nonn. Dionys. 13.66
  3. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.7.12.
  4. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
  5. Homer. Iliad. 2.500, 5.708, 7.221.
  6. Joachim Latacz, Troya y Homero pp.332-333, Barcelona: Destino (2003), ISBN 84-233-3487-2. (in Spanish)
  7. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
  8. 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). "Hyle". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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