Dorio ( el, Δώριο) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia,

Peloponnese The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...

, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oichalia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 102.832 km². The population of the municipal unit is 2,983, and of the village alone 915 (2011 census). Dorio is above sea level. The small settlement of

Ano Dorio Ano Dorio ( el, Άνω Δώριο) is a mountain-top village in Messenia, Greece. Ano Dorio is close to the larger village of Dorio, and has a population of 79 (2011 census). Since the 2011 local government reform, it is a community within the mu ...

is nearby. Dorio has been mentioned in Homer's '' Iliad'', and by

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 Pausanias. Homer recounts a myth that Dorio was the location of a music competition between Thamyris and the

Muses In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the p ...

References

Athens2004.com - Dorio
Populated places in Messenia {{Peloponnese-geo-stub