Olmones ( grc, Ὄλμῶνες) was a village in
ancient Boeotia
Boeotia ( ), sometimes Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia ( el, Βοιωτία; modern: ; ancient: ), formerly known as Cadmeis, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, and its lar ...
, situated 12
stadia
Stadia may refer to:
* One of the plurals of stadium, along with "stadiums"
* The plural of stadion, an ancient Greek unit of distance, which equals to 600 Greek feet (''podes'').
* Stadia (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, now in Turkey
* Stadi ...
to the left of
Copae Copae or Kopai ( grc, Κῶπαι), or Copia or Copiae, was an ancient Greek city ''(polis)'' in Boeotia, on the northern shore of Lake Copais, which derived its name from this town.-2. Copae was part of Thersander's kingdom and is mentioned by Home ...
, and 7 stadia from
Hyettus
In Greek mythology, Hyettus ( grc, Ὕηττος - ''Hyettos'') was a native of Ancient Argos, Argos thought to have been the first man ever to have exacted vengeance over adultery: he reputedly killed Molurus, whom he had caught with his wife, and ...
. It derived its name from
Olmus, the son of
Sisyphus, but contained nothing worthy of notice in the time of
Pausanias (2nd century).
Its site is located north of Pavlon near modern
Stroviki.
References
Populated places in ancient Boeotia
Former populated places in Greece
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