Elone ( grc, Ἠλώνη) was a town of

Perrhaebia Perrhaebia ( el, Περραιβία) was the northernmost district of ancient Thessaly, where the tribe of the Perrhaebi lived. Major cities were: Pythion, Doliche, Azorus, Oloosson and Phalanna the capital. Perrhaebia was part of Macedon ...

in ancient Thessaly. It is among the towns listed 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'' by Homer along with Orthe and

Oloosson Oloosson ( grc, Ὀλοοσσών) was a town and polis (city-state) of Perrhaebia in ancient Thessaly near Elone and Gonnus, mentioned in the Catalogue of Ships in the ''Iliad'' by Homer, who gives to it the epithet of “white,” from its wh ...

. According to

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 ...

, the town was afterwards called Leimone (Λειμώνη). The same writer says that it was in ruins in his time, and that it lay at the foot of Mount Olympus, not far from the river Eurotas, which the poet calls

Titaresius ''Titaresius jeanneli'' is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus ''Titaresius''. It is found in Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It i ...

. The site of Elone is identified with that of modern

Argyropouli Argyropouli ( el, Αργυροπούλι, , rup, Caragioli) is an Aromanian (Vlach) village and a community of the Tyrnavos municipality. The 2011 census recorded 1,667 inhabitants in the village and 1,670 inhabitants in the municipal unit. The ...

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Populated places in ancient Thessaly Former populated places in Greece Locations in the Iliad Perrhaebia {{AncientThessaly-geo-stub