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Hyle (Locris)

Hyle was a town in Ozolian Locris in ancient Greece, from which the river Hylaethus perhaps derived its name.

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Hyle (Ancient Greek: Ὕλη) was a town in Ozolian Locris in ancient Greece, from which the river Hylaethus perhaps derived its name.¹

Its site is unlocated.²

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Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Hyle". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.