Sermylia ( grc, Σερμυλία), or Sermyle (Σερμύλη), was a town of

Chalcidice Chalkidiki (; el, Χαλκιδική , also spelled Halkidiki, is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region c ...

, between Galepsus and

Mecyberna Mecyberna or Mekyberna ( grc, Μηκύβερνα) was a town of Chalcidice, ancient Macedonia, which stood at the head of the Toronaic Gulf, which was also called ''Sinus Mecybernaeus''. Mecyberna was the port of Olynthus. and lay between that to ...

, which gave its name to the

Toronaic Gulf The Toronean Gulf or Toroneos Gulf () and Toronaic Gulf (), also known as the Kassandra Gulf (), is a gulf of the Thracian Sea, part of the northern Aegean Sea, in Chalkidiki, Greece. It lies between the Kassandra peninsula in the west, and Sit ...

, which was also called Sermylicus Sinus (κόλπος Σερμυλικός - ''kolpos Sermylikos''). Pseudo Scylax writes that it was a Greek city. It was a member of the

Delian League The Delian League, founded in 478 BC, was an association of Greek city-states, numbering between 150 and 330, under the leadership of Athens, whose purpose was to continue fighting the Persian Empire after the Greek victory in the Battle of Pl ...

. The site of Sermylia is near the modern

Ormylia Ormylia ( el, Ορμύλια) is a town and a former municipality in Chalkidiki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Polygyros Polygyros ( Greek: Πολύγυρος) is a town and municipality in Central ...

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Populated places in ancient Macedonia Former populated places in Greece Greek colonies in Chalcidice Members of the Delian League {{AncientMacedonia-geo-stub