Thryon

Thryon

Thryon (Ancient Greek: Θρύον) or Thryoessa (Θρυόεσσα) or Alpheus Poros (Αλφειού Πόρος) was an ancient city in Elis, the present-day Ilia prefecture.

Homer received when the Trojan War took place together with most of the Eleans [Homer "Iliad" Rhapsody II p 592"] and was founded next to the Alpheus river (now Alfeios), Strabo visited with the ancient city of Epitalium without being correct [Strabo "Book VIII"] [Strabo "Book VIII"]

Rubbles of the ancient city survives near Agoulinitsa (now Epitalio) in Ilia,

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External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=68522 Ancient Thryon at the GTP Travel Pages]


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  • THRYON — vel Thryum, Messeniae oppid. non procul ab Alpheo fluv. Homer. in Catalog. et Strabo, l. 8. Eius quoque meminit Stat. l. 4. Theb. v. 180. Quos Thryon et summis ingestum montibus Aepy. Vide suprâ …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • трость — Общеслав. Производное с помощью суф. tь от той же основы, что латышск. trusis «камыш, тростник», греч. thryon тж., труха. Трость исходно «тростник», затем «палка из тростника» и «трость». Растение названо так по ломкости, хрупкости своего стебля …   Этимологический словарь русского языка

  • AEPY — urbs guit sub ditione Nestoris, quam bene munitam dixit Homer. Il. 2. v. 592. Non longe autem aberat a Thryo oppido Elidis in Peloponneso, Psophidi urbi finitima. Stat. l. 4. Theb. v. 180. Quos Thryon, et summis ingestum montibus Aepy. Meminit… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • EPITALIUM — urbs Triphyliae. Steph. Thryon Hom. et Thryo essa Strab. hodie Zunchio, teste Nigro …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • thryonomys — thrīˈänəmə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thryon reed, rush + New Latin o + mys : a genus (coextensive with the family Thryonomyidae) of hystricomorph rodents comprising the African ground pigs …   Useful english dictionary

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