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YLI (Ancient city) VIOTIA
Hule: Eth. Hulaios. An ancient town in Boeotia, situated upon the
lake Hylica, which derived its name from this place. (Horm. Il. ii. 500, v. 708,
vii. 221; Strab. ix. pp. 407, 408; Nonn. Dionys. xiii. 66; Plin. iv. 7. s. 12;
Steph. B. s. v.) Moschus, who calls the town Hylae, speaks of it as if he seemed
to believe that it was the native place of Pindar (Pindaron ou popheonti toson
Boiotides *ulai, Mosch. iii. 89); but this is in opposition to all other ancient
authorities. The site of Hyle is uncertain, and is variously placed by modern
authorities. Leake supposes it to be represented by the Paleokastro on the height
between the northern end of the lake and the foot of Mount Palea. Ulrichs places
it at the southern end of the lake, near the mouth of the river Ismenus.
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited June 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
(Hule) and Hylae (Hulai). A small town in Boeotia, situated on Lake Hylice, which was called after this town.
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