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Region of Ancient Greece
is some disagreement over whether it was those from Opuntian Locris or from Ozolian Locris who were responsible. The territory of the Locrians was divided
Locris
Comune in Calabria, Italy
of Locris. Today it is an important administrative and cultural center on the Ionian Coast and within its province. Epizephyrian Locris or Locri Epizephyrii
Locri
Ancient Greek region
Opuntian Locris or Eastern Locris was an ancient Greek region inhabited by the eastern division of the Locrians, the so-called tribe of the Locri Epicnemidii
Opuntian_Locris
Ancient city on the Ionian Sea
Locris (Ancient Greek: Λοκροὶ Ἐπιζεφύριοι, romanized: Lokroì Epizephúrioi, lit. 'Western Locrians'), also known as Locri Epizephyrii or simply Locri,
Epizephyrian_Locris
Greek goddess of spring and the queen of the underworld
goddess of marriage and childbirth in the region of the city of Epizephyrian Locris, in modern Calabria (southern Italy). Her name has numerous historical variants
Persephone
Chronometry
terminology for any of the days. Locris itself appears to be divided into Eastern Locris and Ozolian Locris. Eastern Locris has almost no remains for its
Ancient_Greek_calendars
Roman Catholic cathedral in Calabria, Italy
Locri Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Mastro; Duomo di Locri) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city
Locri_Cathedral
Olpae or Olpai (Ancient Greek: Ὄλπαι) was a fortress of Ozolian Locris. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 3.101. This article incorporates
Olpae_(Locris)
Region in ancient Greece
Ozolian Locris (Ancient Greek: Ὀζολία Λοκρίς) or Hesperian Locris (Ancient Greek: Λοκρίς Ἑσπερία, lit. 'Western Locris') was a region in ancient Greece
Ozolian_Locris
Calabria, Italy around the town of Locri in the Province of Reggio Calabria. The term takes origin from the Locris, an ancient Greek region. It is divided
Locride
Nicaea or Nikaia (Ancient Greek: Νίκαια), was an ancient fortress of the Epicnemidian Locrians, situated upon the sea, and close to the pass of Thermopylae
Nicaea_(Locris)
Doris (Ancient Greek: Δωρίς) of Epizephyrian Locris was the daughter of the rich Locrian, Xenetus, and became wife of the Sicilian tyrant Dionysius I of
Doris_of_Locri
Ancient Greek mythological hero
romanized: Aíās) was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was called the "Ajax the Less", the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, to distinguish
Ajax_the_Lesser
Ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher
Acrion was a Locrian from Magna Graecia and a Pythagorean philosopher. He is mentioned by Valerius Maximus under the name of Arion. According to William
Acrion
War between the Amphictyonic League and the Phocians
into Locris, probably using the Fontana pass from Triteis to Naryx, or possibly the Kleisoura pass from Tithronion to the same general area of Locris. The
Third_Sacred_War
Former administrative division of Greece
formed the Phthiotis and Phocis Prefecture (in 1833–1836 the Phocis and Locris Prefecture) Corinthia Prefecture and Argolis Prefecture formed Argolis and
Prefectures_of_Greece
Phaestus or Phaestos or Phaistos (Ancient Greek: Φαιστός) was a town of the Ozolian Locrians, with a port called the port of Apollo Phaestius. The site
Phaestus_(Locris)
Ancient Greek tribe
maidens until the 3rd century BC. Municipality of Lokroi Ozolian Locris Opuntian Locris Locri in Italy, Magna Graecia Strab. ix. p. 425. Niebuhr, Lectures
Locrians
Ancient Greek town
Byzantium. Along with Scarpheia, Thronium was one of only two towns of the Locri Epicnemidii to mint coins. The site of Thronium is near a place called Palaiokastro
Thronium_(Locris)
Municipal unit in Greece
prefecture of Phocis and Locris. The first prefect was Ioannis Amvrosiadis and the district officer was Anagnostis Mostras. A diocese of Locris was established
Atalanti
An Ancient Greek Olympic victor in boxing who became a mythological hero.
which separates Locris from the land of Rhegium. Claudius Aelianus writes he was known for his extraordinary strength. The people of Locri pointed to a huge
Euthymus_of_Locri
Town reported to exist in ancient Greece
Anticyra (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίκυρα) was a town reported to be Locris in ancient Greece, but now believed to be an error of ancient commentators. The existence
Anticyra_(Locris)
Oeneon or Oineon (Ancient Greek: Οἰνεών), also Oenoa or Oinoa (Οἰνόα) and Oenoe or Oinoe (Οἰνόη), was a town of the Ozolian Locrians, east of Naupactus
Oeneon
Greek tyrant of Syracuse (c. 432 – 367 BC)
had a daughter by her, Arete. He was married at the same time to Doris of Locris, who bore him his son, Dionysius II of Syracuse. Dionysius seized power
Dionysius_I_of_Syracuse
Regional unit in Greece
southeastern part of present-day Phthiotis covered the ancient region of Opuntian Locris. The southwestern part was ancient Malis and Ainis. The Piraeus–Platy and
Phthiotis
Messapia (Ancient Greek: Μεσσαπία) was a town in Ozolian Locris. Its site is unlocated. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 3.101. Talbert
Messapia_(Locris)
Ancient Greek dialect
locations: Ozolian Locris, along the northwest coast of the Gulf of Corinth around Amfissa (earliest c. 500 BC); Opuntian Locris, on the coast of mainland
Doric_Greek
Topics referred to by the same term
Boeotia, Greece Hyle (Cyprus), a town of ancient Cyprus Hyle (Locris), a town of ancient Locris, Greece Michael William Hyle (1901-1967), American Roman Catholic
Hyle_(disambiguation)
Region of Greece
in the south, Attica in the southeast, Euboea in the northeast, Opuntian Locris (now part of Phthiotis) in the north and Phocis in the west. The main mountain
Boeotia
locates it in Ozolian Locris and distinguishes it from two other towns with the same name, one in the area of the Opuntian Locris and another in Achaea
Alope_(Ozolian_Locris)
Fortress/town
(Ancient Greek: Οἶον) was a mountain fortress and town situated in eastern Locris, above Opus, and destroyed by an earthquake. Oeum has tentatively been located
Oeum_(Locris)
Hyle (Ancient Greek: Ὕλη) was a town in Ozolian Locris in ancient Greece, from which the river Hylaethus perhaps derived its name. Its site is unlocated
Hyle_(Locris)
Character in Plato's dialogues; purported ancient Greek philosopher
Timaeus of Locri (pronunciation in modern English /taɪˈmiːəs/; Ancient Greek: Τίμαιος ὁ Λοκρός, romanized: Tímaios ho Lokrós; Latin: Timaeus Locrus) is
Timaeus_of_Locri
Regional unit in Greece
Phocis, but the modern regional unit also includes parts of ancient Aetolia, Locris and Doris. Modern Phocis has an area of 2,120 km2 (820 sq mi), of which
Phocis
and a lover of Apollo. She was the eponym of the city Amphissa in Ozolian Locris, where her memory was perpetuated by a splendid monument. One may assume
Amphissa (daughter of Macareus)
Amphissa_(daughter_of_Macareus)
Confederation of tribal communities and cities in ancient Greece
victory against the Gauls. At its peak, the league's territory included Locris, Phocis, Doris, Malis, Dolopia, Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Oetaea, parts of
Aetolian_League
Geographical sub-divisions of the Hellenic world
of central Greece between Boeotia, Phocis, Doris and the three parts of Locris, seems to be attributable to ancient tribal divisions and not major geographical
Regions_of_ancient_Greece
Town in Phocis, Greece
chief town of Ozolian Locris, a region inhabited by the ancient Greek tribe of Locrians; the largest and most renowned town of Locris, beautifully constructed
Amfissa
Mythical father of Ajax the Lesser
Oī̈leús) was the king of Locris, and an Argonaut. Oileus's father was given as Hodoedocus (whom Oileus succeeded as King of Locris) and his mother as Agrianome
Oileus
Ancient Greek poet
ancient Greek women poets. Nossis was from Epizephyrian Locris in Magna Graecia (modern Locri in Calabria, southern Italy). She was probably from a noble
Nossis
38°24′27″N 21°56′40″E / 38.40741°N 21.94436°E / 38.40741; 21.94436 Erythrae or Erythrai (Ancient Greek: Ἐρυθραί) was a town of the Ozolian Locrians
Erythrae_(Locris)
Alope (Ancient Greek: Ἀλόπη, romanized: Alópē) was a town of Opuntian Locris on the coast between Daphnus (modern Agios Konstantinos) and Cynus (modern
Alope_(Opuntian_Locris)
Peninsula in Macedonia, Greece
Lakoniki Larissa Lasithi Lefkada Lesbos Magnesia Messenia Pella Phocis and Locris Phocis Phthiotis and Phocis Phthiotis Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa
Chalkidiki
Ancient Greek town in Ozolian Locrians
Hessus or Hessos (Ancient Greek: Ἡσσός) was a town of the Ozolian Locrians, upon the coast of the Corinthian Gulf, and on the road to Naupactus. Its site
Hessus_(Locris)
God of the underworld in Greek mythology
Pinax with Persephone and Hades Enthroned, 500–450 BC, Greek, Locri Epizephirii, Mannella district, Sanctuary of Persephone, terracotta – Cleveland Museum
Hades
Ancient town of Locris Epicnemidia
Augeiae or Augeiai (Ancient Greek: Αὐγειαί) was an ancient town of Locris Epicnemidia, near Scarpheia, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in
Augeiae_(Locris)
38°24′44″N 22°18′57″E / 38.41224°N 22.315807°E / 38.41224; 22.315807 Tritaea or Triteia (Ancient Greek: Τρίτεια) was a town of the Ozolian Locrians
Tritaea_(Locris)
(fl. c. 820 BCE, Sparta) Nicodorus of Mantineia (fl. 425 BCE) Solon (c. 630 – c. 560 BCE, Athens) Zaleucus (fl. 7th century BCE, Epizephyrian Locris) )
List of ancient Greek lawgivers
List_of_ancient_Greek_lawgivers
Mythical character
king of Thermopylae and later Athens. In one account, he was the ruler of Locris. The name of Amphictyon is a back-formation from Amphictyons, plural, from
Amphictyon
Village in Greece
ships sailed to Locris and camped in Oineon. He planned to bring under the Athenian authority Aitolea and eventually all the areas of Locris and Phokis. Despite
Kastraki,_Phocis
Ancient Greek city
chief city of a tribe of Locri, who were called from this place the Opuntian Locrians, and the territory, the Opuntian Locris. It was located on the coast
Opus,_Greece
American classical philologist (1880–1945)
classical studies at the University of Illinois and for his studies of ancient Locris in Greece. William Oldfather was born in 1880 to American parents stationed
William_Abbott_Oldfather
4th-century BC Greek physician and author
Philistion of Locri (Greek: Φιλιστίων) was a Greek physician, medical and dietary author who lived in the 4th century BC. He was a native of Locri in Magna
Philistion_of_Locri
Greek island group in the Aegean Sea
Lakoniki Larissa Lasithi Lefkada Lesbos Magnesia Messenia Pella Phocis and Locris Phocis Phthiotis and Phocis Phthiotis Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa
Cyclades
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
Chone Croton Cumae Elea Heraclea Lucania Hipponion Hydrus Krimisa Laüs Locri Medma Metauros Metapontion Neápolis Pandosia (Lucania) Poseidonia Pixous
Acropolis_of_Athens
believed in dualistic Universe and atoms. Boeotia (Except Thebes), Phocis and Locris join the Delian League 456: Gythium is raided by Athens Zakynthos joins
Timeline_of_ancient_Greece
Town of the Epicnemidian Locrians
It was, together with Thronium, one of the only cities of Epicnemidian Locris that minted coins. The site of the ancient town is tentatively identified
Scarphe
Museum in Reggio Calabria, Italy
battle of Sagra, from Epizephyrian Locris The bronze tables, from the archive of the temple of Zeus at Epizephyrian Locris The vast collection of pinakes
Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia
Museo_Nazionale_della_Magna_Grecia
This is a list of tyrants from Ancient Greece. Daphnis, c. 500 BC under Darius I (pro-Persian) Philiscus, c. 368–360 BC (assassinated) Iphiades, 360–?
List_of_ancient_Greek_tyrants
Minyan princess in Greek mythology
Pyleus, Azeus and Eurydice, wife of Nestor of Pylos. A town in Ozolian Locris was named after her. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Axia Scholia on Apollonius
Axia_(mythology)
Disambiguation link for various Greek mythological figures
either Sthenele, Philomela Polymele, or Periopis. Among the settlers of Locris, Menoetius was chiefly honored by King Opus II, son of Zeus and Protogeneia
Menoetius
Archipelagos in the North Atlantic Ocean
Epirus Rumelia Balkans Aegean Sea Aegean Islands Attica Boeotia Opuntian Locris Phocis Megaris Peloponnese Chalkidiki Aetolia Gulf of Chania Istria Great
Macaronesia
Ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine
Pinax of Persephone and Hades on the throne, from the holy shrine of Persephone at Locri.
Dionysus
Town in ancient Locris
Bessa (Ancient Greek: Βῆσσα) was a town in ancient Locris, so called from its situation in a wooded glen. It is mentioned by Homer, in the Catalogue of
Bessa_(Locris)
Topics referred to by the same term
Myon may refer to: Myon (Locris), a town in ancient Locris, Greece Myon, Doubs, a town in France Myeon (administrative division), in Korea Muon, an elementary
Myon
described as "the gray-haired hero Lelex". Coming from Narycus in Opuntian Locris, he was already a mature man during that hunt. Apollodorus, 3.10.3 Pausanias
Lelex
Ancient Greek tribe
Aeolian peoples were spread in many other parts of Greece such as Aetolia, Locris, Corinth, Elis and Messinia. During the Dorian invasion, Aeolians from Thessaly
Aeolians
Italian politician and the Vice President (1951 - 2005)
pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko forˈtuɲɲo]; Brancaleone, 15 September 1951 – Locri, 16 October 2005) was an Italian politician and the Vice President of the
Francesco_Fortugno
Italian Roman Catholic bishop (born 1951)
priesthood in 1976, Oliva was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Locri-Gerace, Italy in May 2014. Bishop Oliva on Catholic-Hierarchy v t e
Francesco_Oliva
Ancient Greek mythological ruler of the Myrmidons and judge of the dead
accounts, Aeacus had a daughter called Alcimache who bore Medon to Oileus of Locris. Aeacus's sons Peleus and Telamon were jealous of Phocus and killed him
Aeacus
Fictional island in Plato's works
Critias and Hermocrates as well as the philosophers Socrates and Timaeus of Locri, although only Critias speaks of Atlantis. In his works Plato makes extensive
Atlantis
The 'ndrina (plural: 'ndrine) is the basic unit in the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal organization from Calabria. Gallelli Giacobbe Fruci Gallace Mandalari Costanzo
List_of_'ndrine
4th-century BC Sicilian tyrant
Dionysius II of Syracuse was the son of Dionysius the Elder and Doris of Locri. When his father died in 367 BC, Dionysius, who was at the time under thirty
Dionysius_II_of_Syracuse
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
known as Central Greece, consisted of Aetolia and Acarnania in the west, Locris, Doris, and Phocis in the center, while in the east lay Boeotia, Attica
Ancient_Greece
Greek island
Euboea Chalcis Istiaia Karystia Phocis Dorida Parnassida Phthiotis Domokos Locris Phthiotis Central Macedonia Chalkidiki Arnaia Chalkidiki Imathia Imathia
Ithaca_(island)
Italian football midfielder
of birth Locri, Italy Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2001–2002 Reggina 2001–2002 → Locri (loan) 25
Francesco_Favasuli
Ancient Greek dialect of Central Greece
Locrian Greek is an ancient Greek dialect that was spoken by the Locrians in Locris, Central Greece. It is a dialect of Northwest Greek. The Locrians were divided
Locrian_Greek
Region spanning Europe and Asia
Epirus Rumelia Balkans Aegean Sea Aegean Islands Attica Boeotia Opuntian Locris Phocis Megaris Peloponnese Chalkidiki Aetolia Gulf of Chania Istria Great
Caucasus
4th-century BC Greek woman
tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse on the same day that he married Doris of Locris. Aristomache and Dionysius had two sons and two daughters, with one of whom
Aristomache
Regional unit in Greece
Lakoniki Larissa Lasithi Lefkada Lesbos Magnesia Messenia Pella Phocis and Locris Phocis Phthiotis and Phocis Phthiotis Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa
Lefkada_(regional_unit)
Comune in Calabria, Italy
City of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, southern Italy, about 3 kilometres from Locri. Siderno Marina is the newer town located on the Ionian coast. It is a destination
Siderno
Comune in Calabria, Italy
southern Italy. Gerace is located some 10 kilometres (6 mi) inland from Locri, yet the latter town and the sea can be seen from Gerace's perch atop a
Gerace
Regional unit in Greece
Lakoniki Larissa Lasithi Lefkada Lesbos Magnesia Messenia Pella Phocis and Locris Phocis Phthiotis and Phocis Phthiotis Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa
Corinthia
Greek island in the Ionian Sea
Euboea Chalcis Istiaia Karystia Phocis Dorida Parnassida Phthiotis Domokos Locris Phthiotis Central Macedonia Chalkidiki Arnaia Chalkidiki Imathia Imathia
Paxos
West wind god in Greek mythology
were used to mean 'western', for example the Greek colony of Epizephyrian Locris in southern Italy, west of Greece. Zephyrus, like the rest of the wind gods
Zephyrus
Community in Greece
principal of the ancient Greek tribe of Locrians, in the region of Ozolian Locris. Ruins of the ancient defence town walls have been preserved up to now,
Agia_Efthymia
Community in Greece
Manthos L. I Opoundia Lokrida kai i Atalanti - Mnimes kai martyries (Opuntian Locris and Atalanta/Atalanti, Monuments and Memorials, Parts 1 (1991) and 2 (1993)
Livanates
276 BC battle of the Pyrrhic War in Sicily
left a garrison in that city while other forces remained in Epizephyrian Locris under his son Alexander to support their Apennine allies. The Strait of
Battle_of_Eryx
Greek mythological hero
homeland Thessaly, as well as in the Magna Graecia cities of Tarentum, Locri and Croton, accounting for an almost Panhellenic cult to the hero. The cult
Achilles
Greek island in the Aegean
Euboea Chalcis Istiaia Karystia Phocis Dorida Parnassida Phthiotis Domokos Locris Phthiotis Central Macedonia Chalkidiki Arnaia Chalkidiki Imathia Imathia
Skopelos
Topics referred to by the same term
Phaestus (Elis), a town of ancient Elis, Greece Phaestus (Locris), a town of ancient Locris, Greece Phaestus (Thessaly), a town of ancient Thessaly, Greece
Phaestus_(disambiguation)
Giuseppe Cataldo (Locri, September 19, 1938 − Locri, May 10, 2011), also known as Peppe, was an Italian criminal and a member of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type
Giuseppe_Cataldo
Carthaginian general and statesman (247–183/181 BC)
army and, in 208 BC he destroyed a Roman force engaged in the siege of Locri at the Battle of Petelia. But with the loss of Tarentum in 209 BC and the
Hannibal
Historic and administrative region of Greece
Lakoniki Larissa Lasithi Lefkada Lesbos Magnesia Messenia Pella Phocis and Locris Phocis Phthiotis and Phocis Phthiotis Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa
Laconia
Capital of the Greek island of Lesbos
Euboea Chalcis Istiaia Karystia Phocis Dorida Parnassida Phthiotis Domokos Locris Phthiotis Central Macedonia Chalkidiki Arnaia Chalkidiki Imathia Imathia
Mytilene
Battle between Rome & Achaean League
of Scarpheia Part of the Achaean War Date 146 BC Location Near Scarphe, Locris Result Roman victory Belligerents Roman Republic Achaean League Commanders
Battle_of_Scarpheia
Ancient Greek book (2nd c. CE)
(Ἀχαϊκά), Arcadia (Ἀρκαδικά), Boeotia (Βοιωτικά), Phocis (Φωκικά), and Ozolian Locris (Λοκρῶν Ὀζόλων). The work is rather erratic on described topography; its
Description_of_Greece
Region of ancient Greece
(625 sq mi) in area, bounded on the west by Ozolian Locris and Doris, on the north by Opuntian Locris, on the east by Boeotia, and on the south by the Gulf
Phocis_(ancient_region)
Ancient Greek city of Asia Minor
or by soldiers of Alexander the Great's army who hailed from Nicaea in Locris, near Thermopylae. The later version, however, was not widespread, even
Nicaea
Former prefecture in Greece
Lakoniki Larissa Lasithi Lefkada Lesbos Magnesia Messenia Pella Phocis and Locris Phocis Phthiotis and Phocis Phthiotis Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa
Attica_and_Boeotia_Prefecture
LOCRIS
LOCRIS
LOCRIS
LOCRIS
Boy/Male
Hebrew
God has taken.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
A Glow of Red Diamond; Ruby
Girl/Female
Arabic
Range; Opportunity
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Distinguished
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Lord Murugan
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Deliylah, DELILAH means "delicate, weak." In the bible, this is the name of the mistress of Samson.
Girl/Female
Greek American
Joyous muse of comedy.
Boy/Male
Australian, Hawaiian, Hebrew
Treasured by God; Precious to the Lord
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from an ethnic byname, from Old French waleis, WALLACE means "foreigner, stranger," especially Celtic or Roman.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Vishnu
LOCRIS
LOCRIS
LOCRIS
LOCRIS
LOCRIS