Oryx (ancient City)
Oryx (Ancient Greek: Όρυξ), also Halus or Halous (Ἁλοῦς) was town in ancient Arcadia, part of the district of Cleitor. It was situated on the river Ladon, between Nassoi and Thaliades. The location of the ancient city is believed to be in or near the present Ladon reservoir.
References
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Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Arcadia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 193.
- ^ Pausanias (1918). "25.2". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- ^ ΣΥΝΤΟΜΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΔΑΦΝΗΣ (ΣΤΡΕΖΟΒΑΣ) ΑΧΑΪΑΣ Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
37°45′30″N 22°00′49″E / 37.758337°N 22.013568°E
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