Ellopia (Ἑλλοπία) or Hellopia (Ἕλλοπία) was a town and district of
ancient Euboea, in the northwest of the island.
Strabo
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reports a tradition that the town was founded by the mythical
Ellops the son of
Ion who may have been the brother of
Aïclus and
Cothus.
[ Ellopia was in the territory of Oreus (previously named Histiaea) near the mountain Telethrius, and Ellops later added to his dominions Histiaea, Perias, ]Cerinthus
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, Aedepsus, and Orobia; in this last place was an oracle
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most averse to falsehood (it was an oracle of Apollo Selinuntius).[ In addition, the names Ellopia and Hellopia were applied to the entire island of Euboea at times.][
Its site is tentatively located near the modern Kastaniotissa.]
References
Populated places in ancient Euboea
Former populated places in Greece
Locations in Greek mythology
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