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KYLLINI (Ancient city) ILIA
Kullene. Eth. Kullenios, Kullenheus. The seaport town of Elis, distant
120 stadia from the latter city. (Paus. vi. 26. § 4; Strab. viii. p. 337.) Cyllene
was an ancient place. It is mentioned by Homer as one of the towns of the Epeians
(Il. xv. 518); and if we are to believe Dionysius Periegetes (347), it was the
port from which the Pelasgians sailed to Italy. Pausanias, moreover, mentions
it as visited at an early period by the merchants of Aegina (viii. 5. § 8), and
as the port from which the exiled Messenians after the conclusion of the second
Messenian war, sailed away to found a colony in Italy or Sicily (iv. 23. § 1,
seq.).
Cyllene was burnt by the Corcyraeans in B.C. 435, because it had supplied
ships to the Corinthians. (Thuc. i. 30.) It is again mentioned in 429, as the
naval station of the Peloponnesian fleet, when Phormion commanded an Athenian
squadron in the Corinthian gulf. (Thuc. ii. 84.) Its name occurs on other occasions,
clearly showing that it was the principal port in this part of Peloponnesus. (Thuc.
vi. 89; Died. xix. 66, 87; Polyb. v. 3; Liv. xxvii. 32.) Strabo describes Cyllene
as an inconsiderable village, having an ivory statue of Asclepius by Colotes,
a contemporary of Pheidias. (Strab. viii.) This statue is not mentioned by Pausanias,
who speaks, however, of temples of Asclepius and Aphrodite (vi. 26. § 5).
Cyllene is usually identified with Glarentza, situated upon one of
the capes of the promontory Chelonatas. This is the position assigned to it by
Leake, whose authority we have followed elsewhere; but there are strong reasons
for doubting the correctness of this opinion. There are no ancient remains at
Glarentza; and although this is at present the only port on this part of the coast,
the outline of the latter has been so changed in the course of centuries, that
little reliance can be placed upon this argument. Moreover, Cyllene is clearly
distinguished from the promontory Chelonatas by the ancient writers. Strabo (viii.)
says that the Peneius flows into the sea between the promontories Chelonatas and
Cyllene; and that this is not an error in the text, as Leake supposes, appears
from the order of the names in Ptolemy (iii. 15. § § 5, 6), where we find the
promontory Araxus, Cyllene, the mouths of the Peneius, the promontory Chelonitis.
The river Peneius at present flows into the sea to the south of Chelonatas, but
its ancient course was probably north of this promontory. Accordingly we may perhaps
place Cyllene about half way between Araxus and Chelonatas. This position not
only agrees with the distance of 120 stadia from Elis mentioned by Strabo and
Pausanias, but also with the distances in the Tab. Peuting., which reckons xiv.
M. P. from Dyme to Cyllene, and also xiv. M. P. from Cyllene to Elis. Pliny (iv.
5. s. 6.), likewise separates the promontory Chelonatas from Cyllene. According
to the present text of Pliny, the distance between them is v. M. P. (not ii. as
in some editions); but instead of v. we ought probably to read xv. It appears
from Pliny that the sea between the promontories of Araxus and Chelonatas was
called the bay of Cyllene.
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
YRMINI (Ancient city) ILIA
Hurmine. A town of Elis, upon the coast, mentioned by Homer as one
of the towns of the Epeii. It appears to have been regarded as one of the most
ancient of the Epeian towns, since it is said to have been founded by Actor, the
son of Hyrmine, who was a daughter of Epeius. In the time of Strabo the town had
disappeared, but its site was marked by a rocky promontory near Cyllene, called
Hormina or Hyrmina. Leake supposes that the town occupied the position of Kastro
Tornese, on the peninsula of Klemutzi; but both Boblaye and Curtius, with more
probability, place it further north, at the modern harbour of Kunupeli, where,
on a projecting point of land, are some ancient ruins.
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
KYLLINI (Village) ILIA
A coastal village with 1,079 inhabitants. It is 43,5 km to the northwest
of Pyrgos. The area has been
populated since the prehistoric times. In the ancient times, it was the haven
of Ileians. It flourished during the Francish domination when it was called Glarenia,
becoming not only an important port, but also a commercial and economic center.
It was named Kyllini after the name of a nearby ancient town. It was surrounded
by powerful walls with battlements and towers.
Today important port for access to the Ionian Islands of Kefallonia
and Zakynthos (Zante)
Loutra Killinis
A famous spa that is touristically developed. There are seven hot
water springs recommended for skin complaints, diseases of the respiratory system
and gout. The permanent residents are not many. It is 41 km to the northwest of
Pyrgos.
This text is cited December 2004 from the West Greece Region General Secretariat URL below, which contains image.
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