Hyettus (Boeotia)

Map of Ancient Boeotia (in Greek)

Hyettus (Ancient Greek: Ὕηττος - Hyettos) was a village in Boeotia, ancient Greece. It was located near the Lake Copais, at 7 stades from Olmones and 20 stades from Cyrtones. There was a temple of Heracles in the village.[1] The village was named after the mythological figure Hyettus from Argos, who fled to this area after he killed his adulterous wife.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9.24.3-4
  2. ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9.36.6-8


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