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Oechalia (Messenia)

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beat him but Eurytus refused to keep his promise, so Heracles sacked the city, killed Eurytus and kidnapped Iole. However, there was great discussion in antiquity about whether this Oechalia referred to this city, or that of
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The author of the epic poem 84:, the ancient residence of the Messenian kings, and 219:The site of Oechalia is at or near that of ancient 135:to whoever defeated him in an archery competition. 656: 131:had promised the hand of his beautiful daughter 543: 279:. Vol. viii. pp. 339, 350, 360, x. p. 448. 639: 550:Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World 523: 646: 632: 581: 216:makes mention of all these possibilities. 164:, and this identification was followed by 96:distant from Andania, and upon the river 588:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography 148:or even to another that was located in 657: 457:, pp. 309-310, Madrid: Gredos (1979), 665:Populated places in ancient Messenia 598: 680:Ancient Peloponnese geography stubs 13: 498: 473: 455:Fragmentos de épica griega arcaica 269: 14: 691: 670:Former populated places in Greece 610:This article about a location in 530:Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire 404: 384: 72:. It was in ruins in the time of 602: 571: 172:. 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37°16′N 21°56′E / 37.26°N 21.94°E / 37.26; 21.94
Ancient Greek
ancient Messenia
Stenyclerus
Epaminondas
Strabo
Andania
Pausanias
Carnasium
stadia
Charadrus
Apollo Carneius
Hermes Criophorus
Persephone
Eurytus
Melaneus
Greek mythology
King Eurytus of Oechalia
Iole
Heracles
Euboea
Thessaly
Arcadia
Iliad
Odyssey
Pherecydes of Athens
Pausanias
Apollodorus of Athens
Aristarchus of Samothrace
Capture of Oechalia

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