Oryx (ancient city)

Oryx (Ancient Greek: Όρυξ), also Halus or Halous (Ἁλοῦς) was town in ancient Arcadia, part of the district of Cleitor.[1] It was situated on the river Ladon, between Nassoi and Thaliades.[2] The location of the ancient city is believed to be in or near the present Ladon reservoir.[3]

References
  1.  Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Arcadia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. London: John Murray. p. 193.
  2. Pausanias. Description of Greece. 8.25.2.
  3. ΣΥΝΤΟΜΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΔΑΦΝΗΣ (ΣΤΡΕΖΟΒΑΣ) ΑΧΑΪΑΣ Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine


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