Εἰλέσιον, [πόλις Βοιωτίας.] Ὅμηρος καὶ Εἰλέσιον καὶ Ἐρύθρας. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Εἰλεσιεύς. Stephanus of Byzantium
Eilesium or Eilesion (Ancient Greek: Εἰλέσιον) was a town of ancient Boeotia. It is mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad.[1][2] Strabo says that its name indicates a marshy position.[3]
Its site is located near modern Asopia/Khlembotsari.[4][5]
References
Homer. Iliad. 2.499.
Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
Strabo. Geographica. ix. p. 406. 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.
Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Eilesium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
