Oryx ( grc, Όρυξ), also Halus or Halous (Ἁλοῦς) was town in

ancient Arcadia Arcadia ( el, Ἀρκαδία) is a region in the central Peloponnese. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas, and in Greek mythology it was the home of the gods Hermes and Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia was celebrat ...

, part of the district of Cleitor. It was situated on the river Ladon, between

Nassoi Nasi or Nasoi ( grc, Νάσοι), also known as Nesi or Nesoi (Nῆσοι), was a village in the Caphyatis (the territory of Caphyae), in Arcadian Azania in ancient Arcadia, Greece. Nasi was the place where the waters from the Orchomenus plain r ...

and Thaliades. The location of the ancient city is believed to be in or near the present Ladon reservoir.ΣΥΝΤΟΜΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΔΑΦΝΗΣ (ΣΤΡΕΖΟΒΑΣ) ΑΧΑΪΑΣ

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Populated places in ancient Arcadia Former populated places in Greece Arcadian city-states {{AncientArcadia-geo-stub