Gazeteer
-
A
- Abdera
- Abasa
- Abderia
- Abia
- Abydos
- Actium
- Academy School of philosophy in Athens
- Acherusia Name for several lakes in Thesprotia
- Acheron A lower river of Hades.
- Acarnania Undefinable Political Region in the Southwest of Mainland Greece
- Achaia (aka: Achaea)
- Acharnae
- Acriae (aka: Acraeae, Akriai)
- Acropolis (aka: The Acropolis of Athens)
- Acrocorinth The acropolis of ancient Corinth.
- Spartan Acropolis (aka: The Citadel)
- Adramytium (aka: Adramyttium)
- Adrastia
- Aeaea (aka: Aeaean Isle) Circe’s Mythical Isle
- Aea (aka: Aianteion) A settlement of the Colchians.
- Adriatic Sea (aka: Adriaticum, Superum Mare)
- Aegila Sanctuary to Demeter here
- Aigosthena (aka: Aegosthena)
- Aegospotami (aka: Aigospotamos)
- Aesepos River (aka: Asopos River, Aesopos River)
- Africa The Continent
- Apaesus (aka: Paesus)
- Aegialia (aka: Aegialea)
- Aegialus (aka: Achaia, Achaea)
- Aegilips An Island near Ithaka
- Aegina (aka: Oenone, Oinone) An Island
- Aegium (aka: Aigion)
- Aegean Sea
- Aenus (aka: Ainos) A settlement located in Thrace.
- Aeolia
- Aeolis A region on West coast of Asia Minor
- Aeolian Islands A region of eight islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea which take their name from Aeolus, son of Poseidon.
- Aetolia (aka: Aitolia) A Region
- Ethiopia (aka: Aethiopia)
- Aepy (aka: Aipy)
- Spartan Agora
- Agrae A district across the Ilisus river.
- Agathyrsoi Tribal lands of the Agathyrsi.
- Adgistis
- Alesium
- Alos (aka: Halos) The location of Alos is unconfirmed, but it seems likely from textual evidence that it was another name for Halos, a settlement 10km south of present-day Almyros.
- Aigai (aka: Aegae)
- Aigialos
- Aipeia Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Aisyme (aka: Oisyme) A City
- Alagonia
- Alalkomene (aka: Alalkomenes)
- Alean Plain
- Alea
- Alexandria
- Alision Hill (aka: Alision)
- Alpheus River
- Alps (aka: Alpis) This river, along with the Carpis, is tributary flowing from the Alps into the Danube.
- Alimos (aka: Alimus) District in south Athens
- Altar of Mercy
- Alpion
- Altar of Zeus and Athena Counsellor
- Altar of Anteros
- Alope
- Amarynthus (aka: Amarynthos)
- Amathus (aka: Amathous)
- Ambracia
- Amphigenea
- Amphilochia (aka: Amphilochian Argos, Amfilochian)
- Amphissa
- Amyclae
- Amydon (aka: Abydon)
- Alybe (aka: Chalybes)
- Andania
- Anthea Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Anavyssos (aka: Anagyrus)
- Anaphe
- Ancyra
- Andros
- Anemorea
- Antandrus
- Anthedon
- Anthemus
- Antioch (aka: Antiochia, Theoupolis)
- Antrum (aka: Antron)
- Aphetae
- Aphetaid Road
- Aphidnae (aka: Aphidna)
- Aphrodisias
- Apia
- Apollonia A town in the vicinity of Thrace.
- Apobathmi (aka: Apobathmoi, Genesion)
- Apsyrtides Islands
- Aptera
- Aphytis
- Arabia A province yet to be defined
- Arabian Gulf The Gulf between Persia and Arabia.
- Araxes River A River near the Cimmerian Country.
- Ararus Possibly the modern Siret. Tributary of the Danube. Flows with the Ordesses between the Tiarantus and the Napari.
- Araethyrea
- Arba
- Arcadia Region in central Peloponnese
- Arene
- Areopagus A Hill in Athens used for trials
- Argippeans A tribal land near the mountains where grows the Pontic Tree..
- Argolis (aka: Argive Territory) Region in northeastern Peloponnese
- Argos
- Argyra
- Argissa (aka: Argoura)
- Aria
- Arimaspai Tribeland of the Arimaspians.
- Arisbe
- Arne
- Arsinoites (aka: Faiyum)
- Artace (aka: Artake) A Milesian Colony and the port of Cyzicus.
- Artanes River A river that flows, with the Athrys and Noes rivers, into the Danube from the country of the Crobyzi in Thrace.
- Artemisius Bibliotheca Classica lists Mount Artemisius as rising above the Arcadian city of Mantineia, on the borders of Argolis.
- Artemisium A cape town in Northern Euboea.
- Asopia
- Asia
- Asia Minor (aka: Anatolia)
- Asine
- Asopus
- Aspledon (aka: Eudeielos)
- Askania
- Ascalon (aka: Ashkelon)
- Asea
- Assos An ancient city of prosperity located in present day Turkey.
- Asterios Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Assyria
- Astacus (aka: Nicomedia)
- Asteria
- Atabyrium A Mountain in Rhodes
- Atarneus An ancient Greek city in the region of Aeolis, located modern day Turkey.
- Athamantia
- Athens
- Athmonon (aka: Athmonia)
- Athrys The modern Yantra River in the area of Scythia.
- Atlas River A great river of Skythia and tributary of the Maris River, exact location unknown.
- Atlas
- Attica (aka: Atthis, Actaea)
- Augeae Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Augila Date palms grow here. The dates are gathered by the The Nasamones.
- Aurus River A tributary of the Maris which flows north from Haemus. Location uncertain.
- Aulis
- Ausonia
- Aulon A valley near the Greek coastline that held the temple Asclepius Aulonius, near the river Cyparissus.
- Auunisus A place in the Cnossian territory.
- Axius
- Aeania (aka: Enienes) A territory around Dodona occupied by the Aeanians, a nomadic people.
- Aziris A settlement on the coast of Libya.
-
B
- Babylon
- Bactria
- Bassae Located in Arcadia, home to the temple of Apollo Epikourios
- Barce (aka: Barke, Barkaia) A city founded by Arcesilaus
- Batieia (aka: Tomb of Lithe Myrrhine)
- Belian Gate One of the gates of Babylon.
- Bene A town in Crete. Birthplace of the poet Rhianus.
- Bessa Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Biblis A spring that was named for the myth of Byblis, a girl who fell in love with her brother, and when her affections were not returned, cried incessantly until a spring appeared.
- Bithynia Region in northwest Anatolia bordering the Bosporus, with the major city being Nicomedia
- Boagrius River (aka: Boagrios River)
- Boeotia
- Booneta
- Borysthenes River (aka: Dniepro River)
- Bosphorus (aka: Thracian Straits, Thracian Bosporus, Bosporus)
- Boudeion (aka: Boudeia)
- Bouprasion (aka: Buprasium)
- Boebean Lake
- Boebe (aka: Boibe)
- Boeae (aka: Voies)
- Black Cloaks (aka: Melanchlaeni) This is a Tribe living North of Skythia near the Maeetian Lake.
- Black Sea (aka: Euxine, Euxine Pontus, Euxine Sea)
- Britain
- Bryseae
- Branchidae A sanctuary located in Ioniapolis, where a massacre took place by the hand of Alexander the Great.
- Brenthe Ancient city located in Macedonia.
- Brentheates River that flows against the walls of Brenthe.
- Brauron
- Brundisium A city in Italy with a much coveted port.
- Bruttium (aka: Calabria) Known in present day as Calabria, Bruttium was an ancient Italian region that held a Greek colony at one point in history.
- Brongus River (aka: Margus) A tributary of the Brongus River. Today it is called the Great Morava.
- Bura (aka: Boura) One of the twelve cities of the Achean League.
- Buraicus A river near the town of Bura where a statue of Hercules stands in a cave.
- Budini The territory of the Budini.
- Byblus
- Byzantium An ancient Greek colony located in modern day Istanbul.
-
C
- Cabesus Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Cadmea (aka: The Citadel at Thebes)
- Cadiz Founded by the Phoenicians. Located in Spain.
- Cagliari (aka: Caralis) Located in Sardinia.
- Caledonia
- Caicus
- Calliarus A town in eastern Locris
- Calamae
- Calydnian Islands (aka: Kalydnioi Islands)
- Calydon
- Cenchreae (aka: Kechries)
- Canopus
- Camicus
- Campania
- Caphereus
- Capua Located in Italy. Once known as the capital of the twelve cities in Campania.
- Caresus (aka: Karesos)
- Carcine (aka: Karkine, Carcinitis, Karkinitis) A city near the Race Course of Achilles
- Cardia
- Caria
- Carian Chersonnese A peninsula.
- Carystus City-state on Euboea
- Caryae
- Carthage
- Carpathus (aka: Karpathos)
- Carpis A tributary in the Carpathian Mountains feeding into the Danube.
- Casus A City or a Region
- Catana A city in Sicily where a famous battle took place in 397 BC
- Caucasus
- Caulonia A municipality in the Italian region of Calabria.
- Caunus An ancient city located in modern day Turkey.
- Cave of Pan
- Cassandreia (aka: Potidaea) A key city in ancient Macedonia.
- Cayster River (aka: Küçük Menderes, Little Meander River)
- Caucasian Iberia
- Cecropia (aka: Acte)
- Celadon River (aka: Keladon River)
- Celenae
- Celeae
- Celenderis
- Celtic Homeland
- Cenaeum
- Cenotaph of Brasidas
- Cenotaph of Euripides
- Ceos (aka: Kea, Keos) Greek island in the Agean Sea.
- Cephallenia Modern Kefalonia
- Cephisian Lake (aka: Lake Copais)
- Cephisus (aka: Kephissos)
- Cephale (aka: Kephale, Kouvaras)
- Ceraunian Mountains
- Ceramus
- Cerameicus (aka: Kerameikos) District of Athens, northwest of the Acropolis. Named after the potters workshops in the area.
- Cyrauis (aka: Cercina) An island off the Carthaginian Coast.
- Cerinthus
- Chaeronea (aka: Charonea) Location of Macedonian victory under Philip II over a Greek coalition.
- Charybdis
- Charadra
- Chelone
- Chalcidice (aka: Chalkidiki) Part of Macedonia in Northern Greece.
- Calchedon (aka: Chalkedon) A region near the Thracian Bosporus.
- Chersonese (aka: Chersonesos) Located on the modern day Gallipoli peninsula on the Aegean Sea.
- Chersonese (aka: Chersonesos) Greek colony on a peninsula in Sicily.
- Chersonese (aka: Hersonissos) A village on a peninsula near the harbour of Lyctus.
- Cestrine (aka: Kestrine) A district in southern Greece.
- Chios
- Cholcis
- Chryse
- Cilicia (aka: Kilikia)
- Cilla A city sacred to Apollo.
- Cichyrus (aka: Ephyra) Capital of ancient Thesprotia.
- Cimmerian Land
- Cimmerian Bosphorus (aka: Cimmerian Ferry) A strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Cinyps
- Cinyps River
- Cissian Gate One of the gates of Babylon.
- Cissian Land One of the gates of Babylon.
- Cithaeron (aka: Kithairon)
- Cius
- Cius River A river that flows from Mount Haemus.
- Cirrha (aka: Kirra)
- Clashing Rocks
- The Cliffs A Port on the coast of the Sea of Azov. We get the modern “Crimea” from the Greek..
- Clazomenae (aka: Klazomenai)
- Cleonae (aka: Cleone, Kleonai)
- Cocytus Was said to have flowed into Acheron. One of the five rivers of the underworld.
- Colchis
- Contasdesdus A river in Thrace. Exact location is unknown.
- Colaenis Named after Colaenus.
- Colone
- Colonus
- Colophon
- Copae
- Coptus (aka: Qift) An ancient settlement erected along the Nile river, Egypt.
- Corcyra (aka: Land of the Phaeacians, Scheria)
- Corinth (aka: Ephyra, Corinthus, Korinthos)
- Coronea
- Corone (aka: Koroni) Former municipality in Messenia, Greece.
- Colias (aka: Coliad Promontory)
- Corycian
- Corsica
- Cos (aka: Kos)
- Craneum (aka: Kraneion) A grove of cypresses near Corinth
- Cranae
- Crenidian Gate One of the seven gates of Thebes.
- Crete
- Crimissa (aka: Krimisa)
- Crisa
- Crotone (aka: Croton, Crotona)
- Crobyzi The Tribeland of the Crobyzi.
- Crocylea Likely modern Atokos.
- Crommyon (aka: Cromyon)
- Cromna
- Cromi (aka: Cromitis)
- Croceae (aka: Krokeai, Krokees)
- Chaldea
- Cumae Ancient city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- Curetian Country
- Cybela (aka: Cybele)
- Cyclades 200+ Islands in the Aegean
- Cydonia (aka: Kydonia) The site of Kydonia is located in modern day Chania, on the island of Crete.
- Cytorus (aka: Gideros)
- Cyllene (aka: Kyllini)
- Kyllene (aka: Cyllene) Although the geography is unclear, it is estimated that Kyllene was a port town located a the base of Mt. Kyllene, in the municipality of Elis.
- Cymae (aka: Cumae, Kyme) The first Greek colony founded in Campania.
- Cyphus (aka: Kyphos)
- Cyme (aka: Phriconis)
- Cynosarges A place sacred to Heracles.
- Cynus
- Cyparisseis
- Cyparissus
- Cyprus
- Cyrene
- Cytheria (aka: Cythera, Kythira)
-
D
- Danube (aka: Danuvius, Ister, Hister) The westernmost of the Scythian Rivers, beginning in Germany and ending in the Black Sea.
- Dardania (aka: Samothrace)
- Dardanian Gate Gates of Troy
- Dardanus
- Dark Rocks (aka: Kyaneai) Rocks near the territory of Calchedon. This may correspond to the Wandering Rocks.
- Daulis (aka: Daulia)
- Dead Sea
- Delos (aka: Asteria)
- Delphi (aka: Pythia, Pytho)
- Delium
- Decelea
- Dicaearchia (aka: Puteoli) City in Campania known for an acidic hot spring.
- Dion
- Dirce Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Dodona
- Land of the Doliones (aka: Cyzicus)
- Donussa (aka: Donousa)
- Drabeskos (aka: Drabescus)
- Drepanum (aka: Trapani)
- Doris
- Dorium
- Dulichium (aka: Doulichion)
- Didyma (aka: Didymi) Sanctuary of Apollo
- Dipaia (aka: Dipaea) A Peleponnessian town
- Dyke Located as a boundary divider between Megalopolis and Tegea.
- Dyme
- Dyrrhachium (aka: Durres) Previously known as the city of Epidamnus
-
E
- Echedorus
- Ecbatana Important city of the Persian Empire
- Egypt (aka: Aegyptus)
- Egyptian Thebes (aka: Thebai, Waset)
- Eilesium
- Eion Found at the mouth of the Strymon River
- Eion Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Elaeus (aka: Eleus)
- Elateia (aka: Elatea) Ancient Greek city located in Phocis.
- Electran Gate One of the seven gates of Thebes.
- Eleon (aka: Heleon)
- Elone
- Eleurethae (aka: Eleutherae, Eleutherai)
- Eleusis
- Eleusinium A sanctuary in Athens.
- Elis Region in western Peloponnese founded by Endymion
- Elysian Fields
- Elyrus (aka: Elyros)
- Emathia The region surrounding Pella in Macedonia.
- Enchelea Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Endium Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Enipeus A river.
- Enope
- Ephesus (aka: Arsinoeia)
- Ephyra (aka: Corinth, Korinthos)
- Enetae Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Enispe Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Enneacrunos (aka: Nine Jets)
- Epidaurus
- Epidauros Limera
- Epirus (aka: Epeirus, Epeiros, Panormos)
- Epium One of six towns in Triphylia.
- Erebus (aka: Erebos) A region of Hades into which the dead pass immediately after death.
- Erectheis (aka: Erechtheion, Erechtheum) A temple on the Acropolis
- Erenea A village of the Megarians.
- Erithinoi
- Eretria
- Eridanus River (aka: Po River)
- Erineus (aka: Erineos)
- Erymanthus
- Erythia (aka: Aphrodisias, Iunonis, Erythea)
- Erythrae
- Eteonos Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Euboea
- Euphrates River
- Euhesperidae (aka: Euesperides) A coastal settlement in Libya.
- Europe
- Europus (aka: Atropatene, Europa) A Median settlement in what is now Iran.
- Euripus Strait
- Eutresis
- Evenus (aka: Lycormas) Once known as Lycormas. Renamed when Evenus threw himself in to the river.
- Exampaeus (aka: Sacred Ways) The region between the Hypanis and Borysthenes. It is called the ’Sacred Ways’ by the Greeks.
-
F
- Fairyland
- Fountain of Apollo A sanctuary in Cyrene, an area where it rains a great deal.
-
G
- Gabala
- Gadeira (aka: Gadira, Gades)
- Garden of the Hesperides
- Gargaros (aka: Gargarus) The topmost peak of Mount Ida.
- Gate of the Nymphs Landmark
- Cape Geraestus
- Gela
- Gerenia
- Gerrhan Land
- Gerrhus River (aka: Gerros River, Gerrus River, Molochna River)
- Gerania
- Glaphyrae
- Golgi An ancient town of Cyprus, whose people worshipped Aphrodite.
- Gonussa The settlement lies along one of the three rivers North of Sicyon.
- Glisas
- Gonoessa
- Gortys (aka: Gortyna)
- Gortys (aka: Gortynius) A river that flows through Gortyna
- Graia
- Graves of the Agiad Kings
- Greece (aka: Hellas)
- Grenicus (aka: Granicus) The river extends beyond the fork but which is indistinguishable.
- Gygaean Lake
- Gyrtone
- Gythium
- Grove of the Mycenaeans
-
H
- Hades (aka: Acheron, Cocytus, Hell) Abode of the dead. Though Acheron may be used as a synonym, it also exists separately as a river within Hades.
- Haliartus
- Halicarnassus
- Harma
- Heaven
- Hebrus
- Hellas
- Hellespont
- Hellenium (aka: Hellenion)
- Helos (aka: Elos)
- Heliaia Supreme law court in Athens
- Heliaia (aka: Makronisos)
- Helike
- Helisson A river.
- Heptaporos
- Heraea (aka: Heraia)
- Heraclea
- Hermion
- Hermione The town Pausanias visits; the old city is referred to as Hermion.
- Hermos (aka: Hermus) A River.
- Hermae (aka: Herma) A region in the South-East Peleponnese full of oak trees
- Hero-shrine of Pleuron (aka: Herma) Shrine to Pleuron, located in the south end of Sparta.
- Hero-shrine of Cynisca
- Hero-shrine of Alcmius and Enaraephorus
- Hero-shrine of Dorceus
- Hero-shrine of Sebrus
- Hero-shrine of Cadmus
- Hero-shrine of Oeolycus
- Hero-shrine of Cleodaeus
- Hero-shrine of Oebalus
- Hero-shrine of Teleclus
- Hero-shrine of Cheilon
- Hero-shrine of Astrabacus
- Hero-shrine of Aegeus
- Hestiaea
- Hiero
- Hill of the Phrygian Ate
- Hill of Ares
- Hill of Horses
- Hill of Pan
- Hippola Located in Laconia
- Hippolaus’ Promontory A promontary between two rivers where a temple to Demeter stands.
- Himera Located on the north coast of Sicily
- Hire
- Histiaea
- Homoloidian Gate One of the seven gates of Thebes.
- Hyampolis
- Hydaspes (aka: Jhelum) Location of the Battle of Hydaspes, in which Alexander the Great fought against King Porus.
- Hydrus Referenced by Pausanius as being located by Brundusium,although no other supporting references have been found. .
- Hyettus Hyettus has been recorded as being both a village in the plains of Boetia, and as a mountain in Attica. It is said to be named after a man, Hyettus of Argos, who sought vengeance over adultery.
- Hykkara (aka: Hycara)
- Hyde (aka: Sardis) A district near Mount Tmolos.
- Hymettus Mountain range in Attica.
- Hyle
- Hyllos The region surrounding the Hermos river or an offshoot from it. Exact specifications unknown.
- Hypacuris (aka: Karkinites, Hypakyris) One of five rivers that can be entered from the Sea, probably the Pontus.
- Hypanis River A Skythian River. It is now called the Southern Bug River.
- Hyperesia
- Fountain of Hypereia
- Hypoplacian Thebes (aka: Hypoplacian Thebe, Cilician Thebe, Thebe)
- Hyperteleatum According to Pausanius, Hyperteleatum is a Sanctuary located fifty stades from Asopus.
- Hypsistan Gate One of the seven gates of Thebes.
- Hyperborea The perfect land far in the north. Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Hyperea Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Hyria
- Hyrmine (aka: Hyrmina)
-
I
- Ialysos
- Iardanus River
- Iberia
- Balearic Islands
- Icaria (aka: Doliche)
- Icarion Sea (aka: Ikarion Sea, Icarian Sea)
- Ida A mountain in Turkey.
- Ilissus (aka: Ilisos) River running through Athens
- Illyria
- Ilisus River (aka: Ilisos, Ilissos)
- Imbros
- Inachus River
- India
- Indus
- Iolcus (aka: Iolkos, Iolcos)
- Ionia
- Iyrkae A tribal land near that of the Thyssagetae.
- Ionian Sea
- Issedones A tribal land to the east of the territory of the Argippeans.
- Ismarus Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Ismenus
- Isthmus
- Istria (aka: Histria) The largest peninsula in the Adriatic sea
- Italy
- Itanus A town in the island of Crete.
- Ithaca
- Irasa (aka: Errazen) The richest of the Libyan territory.
- Ithome
- Itonus
- Islands of the Blest
- Islands of the Taphians
- Isle of the Sirens
- Issorion
- Islet of Asterius
-
J
- Jaffa (aka: Joppa)
- Jerusalem
- Jordan River (aka: Iordanes)
-
K
- Kallikolone A mountain. Exact location unknown.
- Kalaureia (aka: Calauria) An island off the coast of Troezen
- Kameiros
- Kardamyle
- Karystos
- Kaunos
- Keramikos (aka: Cerameicus) The potters quarter ofAthens and cemetery
- Khalkis (aka: Chalcis)
- Knidos (aka: Cnidus) An ancient Greek city of Caria
- Knossos (aka: Cnossos)
-
L
- Laciadae Attic deme
- Lade An island no longer existing
- Laas Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Laconia
- Lamia
- Lamptrae
- Lampsacus (aka: Pityussa)
- Land of the Bebryces
- Land of the Bisaltians
- Land of the Dryopes
- Land of the Mariandynians
- Land of the Cyclopes
- Land of the Laestrygones
- Land of the Lotus-eaters
- Land of the Taurians (aka: Tauric Land, Tauric Chersonese, Taurike Chersonesos) A peninsula on the Black Sea.
- Land of the Thesprotians
- Laodiceia (aka: Laodikeia)
- Larissa Prominent city in Thessaly
- Larymna A port town in Greece.
- Laurium (aka: Laureion) Athenian silver mines
- Lebadeia (aka: Lebadea)
- Lebedus (aka: Lebedos) A city on the Ionian Coast
- Lechaeum (aka: Lechaoi, Lethaeus) A port of Ancient Corinth
- Lectum (aka: Lekton) Westernmost point of Asia Minor. Modern Cape Baba.
- Lemnos
- Lepreum One of six towns in Triphylia.
- Lerna
- Lessa
- Letrini (aka: Letrinoi)
- Lesbos
- Leuctra (aka: Leuktra)
- Leucon Located east of Barke
- Liguria
- Lilaea
- Lilybaeum
- Linaeum Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Lindos (aka: Lindus)
- Limnaeum
- The Little Tripods A village near Mount Gerania
- Libya
- Lipara (aka: Lipari) An island north of Sicily.
- Locris (aka: Lokris)
- Lounge of the Crotani
- Lusia (aka: Lousoi) An ancient Arcadian city.
- Lupiae (aka: Lupia) In ancient times, Lupia was an Indigenous settlement in southern Italy. It is present day Lecce.
- Lycia
- Lycus River (aka: Zabas Megas, Lykos) A river fed by the Maeotian Lake.
- Mount Lycabettus (aka: Anchesmus, Likavitou)
- The Lyceum
- Lydia (aka: Meionia, Maeonia, Meonia, Maionia)
- Lykastos
- Lykaion A Sanctuary of Zeus.
- Lycosura
- Lyktos
- Lysimachia (aka: Lysimachea)
- Lyrnessus (aka: Lyrnessos)
-
M
- Maeander
- Macedonia
- Maeotis (aka: Maeotis Swamp, Maeetian Lake, Lake Maeetis)
- Macistus One of six towns in Triphylia.
- Malea
- Mallus
- Magnesia
- Mantinea (aka: Mantineia, Antigoneia)
- Marathon
- Maris River A Skythian River.
- Macaria (aka: Makaria)
- Mases
- Medeon
- Medea An ancient citadel, supposedly ruled by Electryon.
- Media
- Megara (aka: Megarian territory)
- Megalopolis
- Megaris
- Meian plain Plundered by the Greeks.
- Melas River (aka: Manavgat River)
- Melitid Gate (aka: Melitides pulai) Entry to the Attic deme Melite.
- Melos
- Meliboia
- Memphis
- Menelaus Harbor (aka: Menelaos)
- Meroe
- Mesambria A town in the vicinity of Thrace.
- Messe
- Spring of Messeis
- Messene (aka: Zancle)
- Messenia Region in southwest Peloponnese
- Methone (aka: Pedasos)
- Methana
- Methymna (aka: Mithymna) A town in Lesbos.
- Metapontum
- Messa Located in Laconia
- Midea
- Miletus
- Mimas An Isthmus in Turkey, in modern Karaburun
- Minyeios River (aka: Anigrus) Modern Name: Triphylia
- Minoa An island in the Aegean Sea.
- Minoa A Minoan trading post now known as Monemvasia.
- Molossia
- Mount Abas Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Mount Athos
- Mount Caphareus (aka: Xylophagus)
- Mount Casius
- Mount Caucasus
- Mount Dicte
- Mount Etna (aka: Mount Aetna)
- Mount Haemus
- Mount Malea
- Mount Oeta
- Mount Olympus (aka: Heaven)
- Mount Panga
- Mount Phthires
- Mount Parnon A range that separates Laconia from Arcadia.
- Mount Sipylus
- Mount Atlas
- Mount Parthenius
- Mount Phicium
- Mount Plakos
- Mount Mycale
- Mount Pelion
- Mountains of Thrace
- Mount Tmolos (aka: Mount Tmolus)
- Mountain of Tereia
- Mount Agdistis A sacred mountain in Phrygia.
- Mount Taygetos The Sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis.
- Munychia A hill in Peiraeus
- Mycenae
- Myconos (aka: Mykonos, Mikonos)
- Myonia A city of Locris.
- Myos (aka: Miletus) An ancient Greek city that was located on the coast of Turkey.
- Mykalessos
- Myriandric gulf A Gulf Near Phoenicia.
- Myrsinus (aka: Myrtuntium)
- Myrrhinus (aka: Myrrhinous)
- Myrtoan Sea
- Mysia
- Myndas
- Mylasa
-
N
- Naia A spring located in Teuthrone, Lakonia, Greece. The spring is believed to invoke a water nymph, commonly known as a Naid.
- Naparis River One of the Rivers of Scythia.
- Naucratis City of Egypt residing on a branch of the Nile river.
- Naupactus
- Nauplia
- Navaethus Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Naxos
- Nemea
- Numidia
- Neritum (aka: Neritus, Leucas)
- Nicomedeia An ancient Greek city located in present-day Turkey
- Nicopolus Founded by Caesar Augustus
- Nineveh (aka: Ninos) An ancient Assyrian city located in Iraq
- Neris Identified by Pausanius as being a village located around the base of the Parnonas mountain range.
- Nora An ancient Roman city on the Sardinian peninsula.
- Nile
- Noes River (aka: Novas, Nόης) A river that flows from the heights of Haemus.
- Nine Roads (aka: Ennea Hodoi, Amphipolis)
- Nisyrus
- Nisa
- Nisaea Port of Megara
- Nisyrum
- Nomia A mountain in Arcadia
- Notium
- Nowhere Generic location used for events that occur before the world was created.
- Nysa
- Nymphaeum A harbour near Malea.
- Nudium One of six towns in Triphylia.
-
O
- Oaxus A town on the island of Crete.
- Ocalea
- Odeon of Athens
- Okeanos (aka: Oceanus)
- Oechalia
- Oeneadae
- Oenoe
- Oetylus
- Ogygia
- Ogygian Gate One of the seven gates of Thebes.
- Olenus (aka: Olene)
- Olbia
- Settlement of the Borystheneïtae (aka: Miletopolis, Olbiopolis, Olbia) A settlement of the Borystheneïtae. Not the same as the Olbia in Sardinia.
- Olenian Rock
- Olizon
- Oloosson
- Olynthus
- Olympia
- Ombrici The tribeland of the Ombrici.
- Onceium Located along the river Ladon, inhabited by a temple of Demeter.
- Oncaidian Gate One of the seven gates of Thebes.
- Onchestus (aka: Onchestos)
- Opoeis
- Opus (aka: Opous)
- Orchomenus (aka: Orkhomenos)
- Ordessus (aka: Ordessos) Location uncertain. Tributary of the Danube. Flows with the Ararus between the Tiarantus and the Napari.
- Oresteum
- Ormenium (aka: Ormenios)
- Orneae
- Oropus
- Orthe
- Ossa
-
P
- Paeania (aka: Paiania) Town in Attica
- Pactolus (aka: Spring of Midas)
- Pactye
- Paeonia
- Palestine
- Pagae
- Phla An island in Triton Lake.
- Phigaleia A city in southwestern Arcadia
- Pallene (aka: Phlegra)
- Palladium Cult image, with a law court based around it in Athens
- Palace of Crocon On the other side of the Rheiti, named after Crocon.
- Pamphylia A tiny country, located in the former Asia Minor.
- Panopeus (aka: Phanotis)
- Panticapas A River flowing North from the Lake. Probably the modern Konka River.
- Panakton (aka: Panactum)
- Paphos
- Paphlagonia
- Parabystum (aka: Green Court) Athenian law court
- Parium A location near Troy.
- Parnassus
- Paros
- Parrhasia
- Parnes (aka: Parnitha)
- Parthenios River Modern name is Bartın River (Bartın Çayı)
- The Parthenon
- Pasargadae Capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great.
- Patara (aka: Arsinoe)
- Patrae (aka: Patras)
- Island of Patroklus Island off the southern coast of the Attica
- Pedaeum (aka: Pedaeus)
- Peiraeus (aka: Piraeus)
- Pelasgia May be an earlier toponym of Epirus, Greece, Arcadia, Peloponnese, or Larissa
- Pelasgiotis
- Pellana
- Pellene
- Pella Capital of the kingdom of Macedonia.
- Peloponnese (aka: Pelasgiotis, Peloponnesus)
- Pelusium
- Peneus (aka: Pineios) A river in the Peloponnese region, as distinct from the Peneus river in Thessaly. Unlike the river in Thessaly, which was likely named for the river god Peneus, this river does not seem to share the association.
- Peneus (aka: Peneius, Pineios) A river in Thessaly named for the regional river god of the same name. This river is distinct from the Peneus in the Peloponnese region, which is not associated with the river god.
- Mount Pentelicus Mountain in Attica famous for its Honey-Brown Marble
- Pergamum (aka: Pergamos)
- Persia
- Perea
- Perinthus
- Pessinous Modern Balıhisar
- Peteon
- Petra
- Phaistos (aka: Phaestus)
- Phalerum (aka: Phaleron) Known as the Bay of Phalerum. Modern Cities surrounding are Moschato, Palaio Faliro, Neo Faliro, and Kallithea.
- Pharis
- Pharsalus (aka: Farsala)
- Phaselis
- Pheia
- Pheneus (aka: Pheneos)
- Pherai (aka: Phere)
- Pheras Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Phialia (aka: Phigalia, Phigaliea) Located in south west Arcadia
- Phlace
- Phlegra
- Phlegrae
- Phlius (aka: Phliasia, Arantia)
- Phrixa (aka: Phrixia) One of six towns in Triphylia.
- Phthiotis
- Phlya
- Phocaea
- Phocis
- Potami
- Potniae According to myth, Potniae is the residence of Glaucus.
- Phoenicia
- Phoebaean Lagoon (aka: Psiphaean Sea) Refers to either the straight which separates the Kalaureia from the mainland or the head of the Bay of Methana.
- Pheobaeum
- Pholoe
- Phrygia
- Phreattys
- Phthia
- Phylace (aka: Phylakai)
- Pieria
- Pillars of Herakles (aka: Straight of Gibraltar)
- Pisa
- Pitane
- Pityeia
- Plain of Canastrum
- Plain of Eryx
- Plataea
- Platea An Island
- Platanistas (aka: Plane-tree Grove)
- Plynus (aka: Catabathmus Maior, Plynos Limen, Tetrapyrgia ) A harbour.
- Perkote (aka: Perkope)
- Praktios
- Pleuron
- Pyretus (aka: Porata, Pyretos) The Modern Prut River, which comes out of the Carpathian mountains.
- Precinct of Apollo
- Prasies (aka: Brasiae)
- Precinct of Hera
- Precinct of Poseidon Located at Onchestus
- Precinct of Poseidon Located at Taenarum
- Precinct of Poseidon Located at Poseidonium, outside the city of Myonia (modern day Agia Efthymia).
- Priene An ancient Ionian city, located on the coast of Turkey.
- Proetidian Gate One of the seven gates of Thebes.
- Propontis
- Proconnesus (aka: Marmara Island)
- Prospalta
- Psamathus
- Psophis (aka: Eryrmanthus)
- Psyttalea (aka: Psyttaleia)
- Pteleum
- Pylene
- Pontus
- Pyrasus (aka: Pyrasos)
- Pylos (aka: Pylus)
- Pyraea A sanctuary to Hera.
- Pyramus
- Pyrrha (aka: Pyrra)
- Pyrrhichus
- Pyrgus A city established by the Minyae.
-
R
- Racecourse of Achilles (aka: Achilleios Dromos) A very a narrow but straight strip of land near the Tauric Land.
- Red Sea
- Rhamnus
- Rhegium
- Rheneia An island in the Cyclades.
- Rheiti (aka: Rheitoi)
- Rhesus (aka: Rhesos)
- Rhine A river in Germany.
- Rhipae
- Rhodes (aka: Cretinia)
- Rhodope A mountain Range.
- Rhodios
- Rhoeteum (aka: Rhoiteion)
- Rhytium
- River Anaurus Barrington gives the mouth of the Anauros river near modern Volos, Greece.
- River Axios
- River Ladon (aka: River Selleis)
- River Phasis (aka: River Rioni, River Rheon)
- Rome
- Spartan Royal Graves
- The Running Course
- River Sangarius (aka: River Sangarios)
- River Achelous
- River Tigres
- Rock of Athena the Gannet
-
S
- Salamis
- Salmydessus (aka: Salmydessos)
- Samethere
- Samos
- Samothrace
- Sanctuary of Dictynna
- Sanctuary of Maron and Alpheius
- Sanctuary of Zeus Fair Wind
- Sanctuary of Zeus at Messene
- Sanctuary of Asclepius (aka: Place of the Agiadae)
- Sanctuary of Poseidon Hippocurius
- Sanctuary of Artemis Issoria
- Sanctuary of Agnitas
- Sanctuary of Heracles
- Sanctuary of Athena Axiopoinos
- Sanctuary of Athena
- Sanctuary of Sarapis
- Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus
- Sanctuary of Helen
- Sanctuary of Heracles
- Sanctuary of Poseidon God of Kin
- Sanctuary of Morpho
- Sanctuary of Hilaeria and of Phoebe
- Sanctuary of Lycurgus
- Sanctuary of Eileithyia
- Sanctuary of Athena (aka: Lady of the Bronze House)
- Sanctuary of the Muses
- Sanctuary of the Ammon
- Sanctuary of the Artemis
- Sanctuary of the Graces
- Sardinia
- Sardinian Sea
- Sardes
- Sarmatia
- Saronic Gulf (aka: Saronic Sea, Gulf of Aegina)
- Satnioesis River
- Satyrides
- Scaean Gate
- Scamander (aka: Skamandros) A river and a god.
- Scambonidae
- Scandia (aka: Scandea) A small port town on the island of Cythera.
- Scarphe
- Schoinos
- Scias (aka: The Canopy) Building at the beginning of a road leading south from the Agora
- Scironian Cliffs
- Scironian Rocks
- Scirum
- Scylla
- Scyros (aka: Skyros)
- Scythia
- Territory of the Royal Scythian The area where the Royal Scythians lived.
- Sea
- Selinus A settlement and river in Eleia.
- Selinus A city in Sicily.
- Stenyclerus
- Stratonicea (aka: Chrysaoris) Name used to refer to a grouping of Hellenistic cities.
- Sesamus
- Seriphus An island of the western Cyclades
- Seria An island neighbouring the islands of Abasa and Sacaea. Home of the Seres.
- Seleucia (aka: Seleucea, Seleucia-on-Tigris) Capital of Seleucid Empire
- Sellasia
- Sestos
- Sicily (aka: Sicilia, Trinacria)
- Sicilian Sea
- Sicyon (aka: Sicyonia, Demetrias, Aigialeia, Mekora)
- Side
- Sidon
- Sigeum
- Simoeis
- Sindi The land of the Sindi.
- Sinope
- Sipylus
- Skolos
- Sky
- Sminthe (aka: Sminthos, Smintheion)
- Smithy of Hephaestus
- Smyrna
- Soli (aka: Pompeiopolis, Soloi)
- Solois A promontory past the pillars of Heracles.
- Sounion (aka: Sunium) A Cape or Promontory South of Athens
- Sparta (aka: Lacedaemon)
- Sperchius River (aka: Spercheios River)
- Springs of Achelous
- Springs of the Amymone
- Spring of Amphiaraus
- Stratie
- Strymon
- Stymphalian Lake
- Stymphalus (aka: Stymphelus)
- Styra
- Styx A river in Hades.
- Sunium
- Susa
- Sphacteria An island where the Athenians trapped and defeated the Spartans in 425 BCE
- Syme
- Syene
- Syria These coordinates are distinctly Syria circa 303 BC.
- Syracuse (aka: Syracusae, Syrakousai) A prominent city-state in Sicily
- Syrgis (aka: Hyrgis, Donets)
- Syrtis (aka: Syrtis Maior, Gulf of Sidra) A gulf of Libya.
- Mitylene Capital of Lesbos
- Scenoma
- Sythas River that divides the ancient border between Archea and Sicyonia
- Statue of Hetoemocles Statue of Olympian wrestler Hetoemocles.
- Statue of Heracles
- Statue of Zeus Hypatos (Most High)
- Statues of Pausanias
- Statue of Aphrodite Ambologera
- Statues of Sleep and Death
- Strophades Islands (aka: Echinadian Islands, Echinean Islands)
-
T
- Taenarum (aka: Caenepolis) A Peninsula located at modern-day Cape Matapan, believed to hold access to the Underworld.
- Tagus
- Taphos
- Tarne
- Tarphe
- Tarrha
- Tarsus
- Tanais River (aka: Tanaïs, Don River) The possibly modern Don River.
- Tanagra
- Tartarus An abyss beneath Hades used as a dungeon of torment and suffering.
- Tarentum Greek colony in Southern Italy
- Tartessus (aka: Tartessos, Tartessa)
- Tauric Mountains
- Tauchira (aka: Arsinoe, Taucheira) A little town on the Coastline of Libya.
- Tearus (aka: Tearos River) A river whose source is in Thrace. Possibly the modern Deresi.
- Tegea
- Tempe
- Temple of Artemis at Sparta
- Temple of Argive Hera (aka: Hieron of Hera Hypercheiria)
- Temple of Hipposthenes
- Temple of Athena
- Temple of Zeus Orderer
- Temple of Aphrodite Warlike
- Temple of Athena Ophthalmitis
- Temple of Athena Sciras
- Telea
- Tenedos (aka: Leucophrys)
- Tenea Settlement 60 stadia south of Acrocorinthus
- Tenos
- Tethris river
- Teügetum (aka: Taygetos Mountain, Taygetos) A mountain in Laconia.
- Teuthrania
- Teuthrone
- Teuthis
- Teos
- River Tiasa
- Tiarantos
- Tibisis (aka: Tibiskis) A tributary of the Danube. The Modern Timis River.
- Tomb of Pausanias
- Tomb of Leonidas
- Tomb of Taenarus
- Tomb of Eumedes
- Tomb of Alkman
- Tomb of Oeonus
- Tomb of Eucomus
- Grave of Lathria and Anaxandra
- Tomb of Theopompus
- Tomb of Eurybiades
- Tomb of Tyndareus
- Tomb of Themistocles Grave of Themistocles.
- Tomb of Calos Grave of Calos.
- Tomb of Achilles Grave of Achilles.
- Tomb of Ion Grave of Ion.
- Tomb of Ajax
- Tomb of Anthemocritus Grave of Anthemocritus.
- Tomb of Molottus Grave of Molottus.
- Tomb of Cephisodorus Grave of Cephisodorus.
- Tomb of Heliodorus Halis Grave of Heliodorus Halis.
- Tomb of Argus Grave of Argus.
- Tomb of Sacadas Grave of Sacadas.
- Tomb of Hippolytus The Troezenians grave of Hippolytus.
- Tomb of Themistocles Grave of Themistocles.
- Tomb of Nicocles of Tarentum Grave of Nicocles of Tarentum.
- Tomb of Phytalus Grave of Phytalus.
- Tomb of Theodorus Grave of Theodorus.
- Tomb of Theodectes of Phaselis Grave of Theodectes of Phaselis.
- Tomb of Crocon Grave of Crocon.
- Tomb of Eumolpus Grave of Eumolpus.
- Tomb of Alope Grave of Alope.
- Tomb of Alcmena Grave of Alcmena.
- Tomb of Hyllus Grave of Hyllus.
- Tomb of Hippolyte Grave of Hippolyte.
- Tomb of Tereus Grave of Tereus.
- Tomb of Megareus Grave of Megareus.
- Tomb of Timalcus Grave of Timalcus.
- Tomb of Callipolis Grave of Callipolis.
- Tomb of Iphiaoe Grave of Iphiaoe.
- Tomb of Coroebus Grave of Coroebus.
- Tomb of Autonoe Grave of Autonoe.
- Tomb of Car Grave of Car.
- Tomb of Eurystheus Grave of Eurystheus.
- Tomb of Lelex Grave of Lelex.
- Titanus Likely intended to be a real location, but no decisive geographical data exists.
- Tithorea (aka: Tithorea/Neon)
- Titani (aka: Titane)
- Thalamae
- Thasos (aka: Thasus)
- Thaliades
- Thaumacia
- The Spartan Theater
- The Themelida
- Thebes (aka: Thebai, Thebae)
- Thelpusa
- Themiscyra
- Thermodon
- Thera (aka: Calliste)
- Thermopylae
- Thermydrae
- Therapne
- Thestes Spring The Cyrenaeans march through this area. It is likely near Irasa.
- Thyssagetae Territory of the Thessagetae.
- Thespiae (aka: Thespeia)
- Thessaly (aka: Aeolia)
- Thesprotia
- Thisbe
- Thoricus
- Thornax A mountain between Sellasia and Sparta.
- Thrace
- Thracian Sea
- Thriasian Plain
- Thrinacia
- Thronium
- Thurii (aka: Sybaris)
- Thyamis
- Thryum (aka: Thryoessa)
- Thymbra
- Tiber A river in Italy.
- Tiberias (aka: Sea of Galilee) A lake in Galilee.
- Tipha
- Tilphussa
- Tigris River
- Tiryns
- Titaresios River Greek river that flows into the Peneus
- Tomi (aka: Tomis)
- Torone (aka: Toroni)
- Trachis
- Tralles
- Trapezus
- Tricca
- Tricoloni
- The Triangle Law court in Athens
- Triteia
- Triton River A River in Libya.
- Tritonian Lake (aka: Salinarum Lake) A Lake in Libya.
- Triton
- Triopian headland A peninsula stretching into the sea.
- Lake Tritonis (aka: Trito)
- Troezen (aka: Trozen, Troizen, Troezenia)
- Troad
- Troas
- Troy (aka: Ilion, Ilium)
- Tyras River A Skythian River. Now known as the Dniester. A big river on the border of Scythia and the Neurian Territory.
- Tyre Mother city of the Phoenician people
- Tyrrhenia
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- Tyndareus House A home said to have been occupied by the sons of Tyndareus and later acquired by Phormion, the Spartan.
- Tunic (aka: Chiton)
-
U
- Unknown Literally unknown. An event occurs, but we cannot be reasonably certain of the location.
-
W
- Spartan City Wall
- Wandering Rocks These rocks were said to move by the Greeks. They may be the same as the Dark Rocks referred to by Herodotus.
- Well of the Fair Dances Located within the Temple of Eleusis, where Demeter sat while searching for Persephone.
- White Isle The island where Patroclus is buried.
- Woodland The tribeland near Carcine and the Racecourse of Achilles.
- Wrestling Ground of Cercyon
-
X
-
Z
to Top