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

Thessaliotis Thessaliotis ( grc, Θεσσαλιῶτις) was one of the four districts into which ancient Thessaly was divided. The others were Pelasgiotis, Histiaeotis, and Phthiotis. Thessaliotis corresponded to the central plain of Thessaly and the upper c ...

, in

ancient Thessaly Thessaly or Thessalia (Attic Greek: , ''Thessalía'' or , ''Thettalía'') was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece. During the Mycenaean period, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, a name that continued to be used for one of the major tribes ...

. Strabo says the city was noted for a temple of Apollo Phylleius.

Statius Publius Papinius Statius ( Greek: Πόπλιος Παπίνιος Στάτιος; ; ) was a Greco-Roman poet of the 1st century CE. His surviving Latin poetry includes an epic in twelve books, the ''Thebaid''; a collection of occasional poetry, ...

calls this city Phylli. The city is also cited by Stephanus of Byzantium. The site of Phyllus is at Magoula Paliambela, a large tell in the modern municipal unit of Fyllo.

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