Phyllus or Phylos ( grc, Φύλλος) was a city near Mount Phylleium in the district of Thessaliotis, in ancient Thessaly.

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 ...

says the city was noted for a temple of Apollo Phylleius. Statius calls this city Phylli. The city is also cited by

Stephanus of Byzantium Stephanus or Stephan of Byzantium ( la, Stephanus Byzantinus; grc-gre, Στέφανος Βυζάντιος, ''Stéphanos Byzántios''; centuryAD), was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled ''Ethni ...

. The site of Phyllus is at Magoula Paliambela, a large tell in the modern municipal unit of

Fyllo Fyllo ( el, Φύλλο) is a village and a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Palamas Palamas (Greek: Παλαμάς) is a town and a munici ...

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Former populated places in Greece Populated places in ancient Thessaly Thessaliotis {{AncientThessaly-geo-stub