Old form of Olmones.
Eth. Olmoneus. A village in Boeotia, situated 12 stadia to the left of Copae,
and 7 stadia from Hyettus. It derived its name from Olmus, the son of Sisyphus,
but contained nothing worthy of notice in the time of Pausanias. Forchhammer places
Olmones in the small island in the lake Copais, SW. of Copae, now called Trelo-Yani.
Son of Sisyphus, receives land from Eteocles, succeeds to kingdom of Orchomenus, his daughters.
Holmus, (Holmos), a son of Sisyphus, and father of Minyas. He was believed to have founded the town of Holmones or Halmones, in the neighbourhood of Orchomenus. (Paus. ix. 24.3; Steph. Byz. s. v.)
Village of Boeotia, formerly called Almones.
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