Oechalia (mythology)
Oechalia (ancient Greek: Οἰχαλία) may refer to: ;places * Oechalia (Aetolia), a town of ancient Aetolia, Greece * Oechalia (Arcadia), a town of ancient Arcadia, Greece *Oechalia (Euboea), a town of ancient Euboea, Greece *Oechalia (Messenia), a town of ancient Messenia, Greece *Oechalia (Thessaly), a town of ancient Thessaly, Greece *Oechalia (Trachis), a town of Trachis, ancient Thessaly, Greece * Oichalia (other), one of several modern places in Greece ;other *Capture of Oechalia ''The Capture of Oechalia'' (traditionally ''The Sack of Oechalia'', grc, Οἰχαλίας Ἅλωσις) is a fragmentary Greek epic that was variously attributed in Antiquity to either Homer or Creophylus of Samos; a tradition was reported t ...

Oechalia (Aetolia)
Oechalia or Oichalia ( grc, Οἰχαλία) was a town in ancient Aetolia According to Greek mythology, King Eurytus of Oechalia had promised the hand of his beautiful daughter Iole to whoever defeated him in an archery competition. Heracles beat him but Eurytus refused to keep his promise, so Heracles sacked the city, killed Eurytus and kidnapped Iole. However, there was great discussion in antiquity about whether this Oechalia referred to this city, or that of Euboea, of Thessaly, or another located in Trachis, also in Thessaly, or even to others that were located in Arcadia or Messenia. The author of the epic poem ''Capture of Oechalia'' (usually attributed to Creophylus of Samos), Sophocles (in ''The Trachiniae'') and Hecataeus of Miletus (who locates Oechalia near Eretria) were aligned among with those who identified this Oechalia with the Euboean location. Homer, equivocally, and Apollodorus of Athens and Aristarchus of Samothrace placed it in Thessaly. Also, Demetrius of ...
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Oechalia (Arcadia)
Oechalia or Oichalia ( grc, Οἰχαλία) was a town of ancient Arcadia mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium Stephanus or Stephan of Byzantium ( la, Stephanus Byzantinus; grc-gre, Στέφανος Βυζάντιος, ''Stéphanos Byzántios''; centuryAD), was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled ''Ethni .... Its site is unlocated. References Populated places in ancient Arcadia Former populated places in Greece Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientArcadia-geo-stub ...
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Oechalia (Euboea)
Oechalia or Oichalia ( grc, Οἰχαλία) was a town in ancient Euboea, in the district of Eretria. At the time of Strabo it was only a village and the geographer points out that it was a vestige of the city that was destroyed by Heracles. According to Greek mythology, King Eurytus of Oechalia had promised the hand of his beautiful daughter Iole to whoever defeated him in an archery competition. Heracles beat him but Eurytus refused to keep his promise, so Heracles sacked the city, killed Eurytus and kidnapped Iole. However, there was great discussion in antiquity about whether this Oechalia referred to this city, or that of Thessaly, or another also located in Trachis, also in Thessaly, or even to others that were located in Arcadia or Messenia. The author of the epic poem '' Capture of Oechalia'' (usually attributed to Creophylus of Samos), Sophocles (in ''The Trachiniae'') and Hecataeus of Miletus (who locates Oechalia near Eretria) were aligned with those who identified th ...
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Oechalia (Messenia)
Oechalia or Oichalia ( grc, Οἰχαλία) was a town in ancient Messenia, in the plain of Stenyclerus. It was in ruins in the time of Epaminondas, and its position was a matter of dispute in later times. Strabo identified it with Andania (Messenia), Andania, the ancient residence of the Messenian kings, and Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias with Carnasium, which was only 8 stadion (unit), stadia distant from Andania, and upon the river Charadrus (river), Charadrus. Carnasium, in the time of Pausanias, was the name given to a grove of cypresses, in which were statues of Apollo, Apollo Carneius, of Hermes, Hermes Criophorus, and of Persephone. It was here that the mystic rites of the great goddesses were celebrated, and that the urn was preserved containing the bones of King Eurytus of Oechalia, Eurytus, the son of Melaneus. According to Greek mythology, King Eurytus of Oechalia had promised the hand of his beautiful daughter Iole to whoever defeated him in an archery competition. ...
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Oechalia (Thessaly)
Oechalia or Oichalia ( grc, Οἰχαλία, Oikhalía) was a town in ancient Thessaly, on the Peneius, between Pelinna to the east and Tricca to the west, not far from Ithome. Oechalia is mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships of the ''Iliad'', where it was part of the territories ruled by Podalirius and Machaon. According to Greek mythology, King Eurytus of Oechalia had promised the hand of his beautiful daughter Iole to whoever defeated him in an archery competition. Heracles beat him but Eurytus refused to keep his promise, so Heracles sacked the city, killed Eurytus and kidnapped Iole. However, there was great discussion in antiquity about whether this Oechalia referred to this city, or that of Euboea, or another also located in Thessaly or even to others that were located in Arcadia or Messenia. Homer, equivocally, and Apollodorus of Athens and Aristarchus of Samothrace placed it in Thessaly. Instead, the author of the epic poem ''Capture of Oechalia'' (usually attribu ...
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Oechalia (Trachis)
Oechalia or Oichalia ( grc, Οἰχαλία) was a town in Trachis, in ancient Thessaly. According to Greek mythology, King Eurytus of Oechalia had promised the hand of his beautiful daughter Iole to whoever defeated him in an archery competition. Heracles beat him but Eurytus refused to keep his promise, so Heracles sacked the city, killed Eurytus and kidnapped Iole. However, there was great discussion in antiquity about whether this Oechalia referred to this city, that of Euboea, or another also located in Thessaly, or even to others that were located in Arcadia or Messenia. The author of the epic poem ''Capture of Oechalia'' (usually attributed to Creophylus of Samos), Sophocles (in ''The Trachiniae'') and Hecataeus of Miletus (who locates Oechalia near Eretria) were aligned among with those who identified this Oechalia with the Euboean location. Homer, equivocally, and Apollodorus of Athens and Aristarchus of Samothrace placed it in Thessaly. Also, Demetrius of Scepsis placed ...
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Oichalia (other)
Oichalia may refer to several places in Greece: * Oechalia (other), one of several ancient cities in Greece *Oichalia, Messenia, a municipality in Messenia *Oichalia, Trikala Oichalia el, Οιχαλία, before 1981: Νεοχώρι - ''Neochori'') is a town and a former municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Farkadona, of whic ...