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. Vol. ix. pp. 407, 408. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. ↑ Nonn. Dionys. 13.66
  3. ↑ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.7.12.
  4. ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  5. ↑ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 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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