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Hessus (Locris)

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Hessus or Hessos (Ancient Greek: Ἡσσός) was a town of the Ozolian Locrians, upon the coast of the Corinthian Gulf, and on the road to Naupactus.[1][2]

Its site is unlocated.[3]

References

  1. ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 3.101.
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.

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