Eleon

Eleon (Ancient Greek: Ἐλεών),[1] or Heleon (Ἑλεὼν),[2] was a town in ancient Boeotia, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad in the same line with Hyle and Peteon.[3] It is said by Strabo to have been one of the smaller places in the territory of Tanagra, and to have derived its name from its marshy situation.[4]

Its site is located near modern Arma (Dritsa).[5][6]

References
  1. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
  2. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.7.12.
  3. Homer. Iliad. 2.500.
  4. Strabo. Geographica. ix. pp. 404-406. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  5. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, 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). "Eleon". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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