Augeiae or Augeiai (Ancient Greek: Αὐγειαί)[1] was an ancient town of Locris Epicnemidia, near Scarpheia, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad,[2] but which had disappeared in the time of Strabo and its territory had been taken by Scarpheia.[3]
Its site is unlocated.[4]
References
Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
Homer. Iliad. 2.532.
Strabo. Geographica. ix. p.426. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Augeiae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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