Augeiae (Locris)
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Augeiae or Augeiai ( grc, Αὐγειαί) was an ancient town of
Locris Epicnemidia Opuntian Locris or Eastern Locris was an ancient Greece, ancient Greek region inhabited by the eastern division of the Locrians, the so-called tribe of the Locri Epicnemidii ( el, ) or Locri Opuntii (Greek: ). Geography Opuntian Locris consis ...
, near Scarpheia, mentioned by Homer in the
Catalogue of Ships The Catalogue of Ships ( grc, νεῶν κατάλογος, ''neōn katálogos'') is an epic catalogue in Book 2 of Homer's ''Iliad'' (2.494–759), which lists the contingents of the Achaean army that sailed to Troy. The catalogue gives the na ...
in the '' Iliad'', but which had disappeared in the time of
Strabo Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-sighted that he could see ...
and its territory had been taken by Scarpheia. Its site is unlocated.


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Populated places in Epicnemidian Locris Former populated places in Greece Locations in the Iliad Lost ancient cities and towns {{ancientGreece-geo-stub