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Comune in Calabria, Italy
of Locris. Today it is an important administrative and cultural center on the Ionian Coast and within its province. Epizephyrian Locris or Locri Epizephyrii
Locri
Region of Ancient Greece
Locris (/ˈloʊkrɪs, ˈlɒk-/; Modern Greek: Λοκρίδα, romanized: Lokrída; Ancient Greek: Λοκρίς, romanized: Lokrís) was a region of ancient Greece, the homeland
Locris
Ancient Greek region
Opuntian Locris or Eastern Locris was an ancient Greek region inhabited by the eastern division of the Locrians, the so-called tribe of the Locri Epicnemidii
Opuntian_Locris
Ancient city on the Ionian Sea
Locris (Ancient Greek: Λοκροὶ Ἐπιζεφύριοι, romanized: Lokroì Epizephúrioi, lit. 'Western Locrians'), also known as Locri Epizephyrii or simply Locri,
Epizephyrian_Locris
Roman Catholic cathedral in Calabria, Italy
Locri Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Mastro; Duomo di Locri) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city
Locri_Cathedral
Ancient Greek mythological hero
romanized: Aíās) was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was called the "Ajax the Less", the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, to distinguish
Ajax_the_Lesser
Greek goddess of spring and the queen of the underworld
goddess of marriage and childbirth in the region of the city of Epizephyrian Locris, in modern Calabria (southern Italy). Her name has numerous historical variants
Persephone
Ancient Greek tribe
Λοκροί, Lokroi) were an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region of Locris in Central Greece, around Parnassus. They spoke the Locrian dialect, a Doric-Northwest
Locrians
Character in Plato's dialogues; purported ancient Greek philosopher
Timaeus of Locri (pronunciation in modern English /taɪˈmiːəs/; Ancient Greek: Τίμαιος ὁ Λοκρός, romanized: Tímaios ho Lokrós; Latin: Timaeus Locrus) is
Timaeus_of_Locri
Region in ancient Greece
Ozolian Locris (Ancient Greek: Ὀζολία Λοκρίς) or Hesperian Locris (Ancient Greek: Λοκρίς Ἑσπερία, lit. 'Western Locris') was a region in ancient Greece
Ozolian_Locris
Greek mythological hero
homeland Thessaly, as well as in the Magna Graecia cities of Tarentum, Locri and Croton, accounting for an almost Panhellenic cult to the hero. The cult
Achilles
4th-century BC Greek physician and author
Philistion of Locri (Greek: Φιλιστίων) was a Greek physician, medical and dietary author who lived in the 4th century BC. He was a native of Locri in Magna
Philistion_of_Locri
Ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher
Acrion was a Locrian from Magna Graecia and a Pythagorean philosopher. He is mentioned by Valerius Maximus under the name of Arion. According to William
Acrion
Doris (Ancient Greek: Δωρίς) of Epizephyrian Locris was the daughter of the rich Locrian, Xenetus, and became wife of the Sicilian tyrant Dionysius I of
Doris_of_Locri
Chronometry
terminology for any of the days. Locris itself appears to be divided into Eastern Locris and Ozolian Locris. Eastern Locris has almost no remains for its
Ancient_Greek_calendars
Calabria), where he investigated thefts from the temple of Proserpina at Locri. His imperium was prorogued as propraetor into 199 so he could continue
Quintus_Minucius_Rufus
Messapia (Ancient Greek: Μεσσαπία) was a town in Ozolian Locris. Its site is unlocated. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 3.101. Talbert
Messapia_(Locris)
Minor character in the ''Odyssey''
defeated by a visitor to the island, sometimes identified as Euthymus of Locri, a boxer and Olympic victor. Because the ghost is sometimes described as
Polites_(friend_of_Odysseus)
the Sagra was fought in the 6th century BC between the Greek cities of Locri Epizefiri and Croton. The battle took place along the Sagra river. This
Battle_of_the_Sagra
Latin Catholic diocese in Italy
The Diocese of Locri-Gerace (Latin: Dioecesis Locrensis-Hieracensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese
Diocese_of_Locri-Gerace
An Ancient Greek Olympic victor in boxing who became a mythological hero.
Euthymus or Euthymos of Locri (Ancient Greek: Εὔθυμος) appears in ancient tradition as both a celebrated Olympic boxer and a figure who blends into myth
Euthymus_of_Locri
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
known as Central Greece, consisted of Aetolia and Acarnania in the west, Locris, Doris, and Phocis in the center, while in the east lay Boeotia, Attica
Ancient_Greece
Comune in Calabria, Italy
southern Italy. Gerace is located some 10 kilometres (6 mi) inland from Locri, yet the latter town and the sea can be seen from Gerace's perch atop a
Gerace
Ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
holding of athletic games. Thronium: Thronium was the chief city of Ancient Locris and is mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships. The name of a month
Poseidon
Greek island
Euboea Chalcis Istiaia Karystia Phocis Dorida Parnassida Phthiotis Domokos Locris Phthiotis Central Macedonia Chalkidiki Arnaia Chalkidiki Imathia Imathia
Ithaca_(island)
Hyle (Ancient Greek: Ὕλη) was a town in Ozolian Locris in ancient Greece, from which the river Hylaethus perhaps derived its name. Its site is unlocated
Hyle_(Locris)
Era in Greece from (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC)
Chone Croton Cumae Elea Heraclea Lucania Hipponion Hydrus Krimisa Laüs Locri Medma Metauros Metapontion Neápolis Pandosia (Lucania) Poseidonia Pixous
Greek_Dark_Ages
4th-century BC Sicilian tyrant
Dionysius II of Syracuse was the son of Dionysius the Elder and Doris of Locri. When his father died in 367 BC, Dionysius, who was at the time under thirty
Dionysius_II_of_Syracuse
Ancient Greek poet
Greek: Νοσσίς, fl. c. 300 BC) was a Hellenistic poet from Epizephyrian Locris in Magna Graecia. Probably well-educated and from a noble family, Nossis
Nossis
Calabria, Italy around the town of Locri in the Province of Reggio Calabria. The term takes origin from the Locris, an ancient Greek region. It is divided
Locride
Danish footballer (born 1999)
Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Locri. In May 2015, Mølvadgaard went on a trial at German club 1. FSV Mainz 05
Marcus_Mølvadgaard
Ancient Italian city
later point, but passed to Croton after it defeated Sybaris in 510/09 BC. Locri conquered Temesa at some time in the first half of the fifth century BC
Temesa_(ancient_city)
Town reported to exist in ancient Greece
Anticyra (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίκυρα) was a town reported to be Locris in ancient Greece, but now believed to be an error of ancient commentators. The existence
Anticyra_(Locris)
Ancient town of Locris Epicnemidia
Augeiae or Augeiai (Ancient Greek: Αὐγειαί) was an ancient town of Locris Epicnemidia, near Scarpheia, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in
Augeiae_(Locris)
Criminal organisation clan in Italy
mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. This particular 'ndrina is based in Locri, a hotbed of 'Ndrangheta activity. The clan, allied with the Marafioti family
Cataldo_'ndrina
Italian politician and the Vice President (1951 - 2005)
pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko forˈtuɲɲo]; Brancaleone, 15 September 1951 – Locri, 16 October 2005) was an Italian politician and the Vice President of the
Francesco_Fortugno
Topics referred to by the same term
Myon may refer to: Myon (Locris), a town in ancient Locris, Greece Myon, Doubs, a town in France Myeon (administrative division), in Korea Muon, an elementary
Myon
Historical region of Italy
Timaeus of Locri; the mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse; the poets Theocritus of Syracuse, Stesichorus, Ibycus of Reggio Calabria, Nossis of Locri, Alexis
Magna_Graecia
Ancient sculpture from Locri, Italy
The Ludovisi Throne is an ancient Greek sculpture from Locri, Southern Italy. Not an actual throne, the sculpture is a block of white marble intricately
Ludovisi_Throne
Ancient Greek town
Byzantium. Along with Scarpheia, Thronium was one of only two towns of the Locri Epicnemidii to mint coins. The site of Thronium is near a place called Palaiokastro
Thronium_(Locris)
Nicaea or Nikaia (Ancient Greek: Νίκαια), was an ancient fortress of the Epicnemidian Locrians, situated upon the sea, and close to the pass of Thermopylae
Nicaea_(Locris)
Region in Ancient Greece
northeast and east it had boundaries with Epirus, Thessaly and Ozolian Locris respectively. Aetolia together with Achaea in Peloponnese on the opposite
Aetolia
Regional unit in Greece
Phocis, but the modern regional unit also includes most of ancient Ozolian Locris and Doris. Modern Phocis has an area of 2,120 km2 (820 sq mi), of which
Phocis
Greek mythological character
gave Patroclus to Peleus. Menoetius was the son of Actor, king of Opus in Locris, by Aegina, daughter of Asopus. During his childhood, Patroclus had accidentally
Patroclus
Clan of the 'Ndrangheta in Italy
'ndrina is based in Locri, a hotbed of 'Ndrangheta activity. The historical boss of the clan, Domenico Cordì, was killed in Locri on June 23, 1967, in
Cordì_'ndrina
Ancient Greek goddess of love
constructed as part of the Ionic temple to Aphrodite in the Greek polis of Locri Epizephyrii in Magna Graecia in southern Italy. The throne shows Aphrodite
Aphrodite
Oeneon or Oineon (Ancient Greek: Οἰνεών), also Oenoa or Oinoa (Οἰνόα) and Oenoe or Oinoe (Οἰνόη), was a town of the Ozolian Locrians, east of Naupactus
Oeneon
Former administrative division of Greece
formed the Phthiotis and Phocis Prefecture (in 1833–1836 the Phocis and Locris Prefecture) Corinthia Prefecture and Argolis Prefecture formed Argolis and
Prefectures_of_Greece
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
Chone Croton Cumae Elea Heraclea Lucania Hipponion Hydrus Krimisa Laüs Locri Medma Metauros Metapontion Neápolis Pandosia (Lucania) Poseidonia Pixous
Acropolis_of_Athens
Ancient Greek votive tablet
named Pinakes, a term that continued in use in bibliographic catalogs. At Locri, southern Italy, thousands of carefully buried pinakes have been recovered
Pinax
God of the underworld in Greek mythology
Pinax with Persephone and Hades Enthroned, 500–450 BC, Greek, Locri Epizephirii, Mannella district, Sanctuary of Persephone, terracotta – Cleveland Museum
Hades
Archaic Greek expansion across the Mediterranean and Black Sea (750–550 BC)
Cretans and Lipari together with Cnidus; the Locrians founded Epizephyrian Locris. According to legend, Lagaria which was between Thurii and the river Sinni
Greek_colonisation
Fortress/town
(Ancient Greek: Οἶον) was a mountain fortress and town situated in eastern Locris, above Opus, and destroyed by an earthquake. Oeum has tentatively been located
Oeum_(Locris)
Disambiguation link for various Greek mythological figures
either Sthenele, Philomela Polymele, or Periopis. Among the settlers of Locris, Menoetius was chiefly honored by King Opus II, son of Zeus and Protogeneia
Menoetius
Carthaginian general and statesman (247–183/181 BC)
army and, in 208 BC he destroyed a Roman force engaged in the siege of Locri at the Battle of Petelia. But with the loss of Tarentum in 209 BC and the
Hannibal
River in Italy
there, the river flows southeast past Gerace and into the Ionian Sea near Locri. The Times (2003), Comprehensive Atlas of the World Eleventh Edition, Times
Gerace_(river)
Ancient Greek city
chief city of a tribe of Locri, who were called from this place the Opuntian Locrians, and the territory, the Opuntian Locris. It was located on the coast
Opus,_Greece
Band of heroes in Greek mythology
could collect the most fresh water. After they sailed between Euboea and Locris and to arrive in Iolcus, having completed the whole voyage in about four
Argonauts
locates it in Ozolian Locris and distinguishes it from two other towns with the same name, one in the area of the Opuntian Locris and another in Achaea
Alope_(Ozolian_Locris)
Chone Croton Cumae Elea Heraclea Lucania Hipponion Hydrus Krimisa Laüs Locri Medma Metauros Metapontion Neápolis Pandosia (Lucania) Poseidonia Pixous
Greece_in_the_Roman_era
Town in ancient Locris
Bessa (Ancient Greek: Βῆσσα) was a town in ancient Locris, so called from its situation in a wooded glen. It is mentioned by Homer, in the Catalogue of
Bessa_(Locris)
Topics referred to by the same term
mythological figure Alope (Opuntian Locris), a town of ancient Locris Alope (Ozolian Locris), a town of ancient Locris Alope (Thessaly), a town of ancient
Alope_(disambiguation)
38°24′44″N 22°18′57″E / 38.41224°N 22.315807°E / 38.41224; 22.315807 Tritaea or Triteia (Ancient Greek: Τρίτεια) was a town of the Ozolian Locrians
Tritaea_(Locris)
Olpae or Olpai (Ancient Greek: Ὄλπαι) was a fortress of Ozolian Locris. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 3.101. This article incorporates
Olpae_(Locris)
480 BC engagement of the Greco-Persian Wars
Phocis and the other down to the Malian Gulf at Alpenus, the first town of Locris. At daybreak on the third day, the Phocians guarding the path above Thermopylae
Battle_of_Thermopylae
Mythical father of Ajax the Lesser
Oī̈leús) was the king of Locris, and an Argonaut. Oileus's father was given as Hodoedocus (whom Oileus succeeded as King of Locris) and his mother as Agrianome
Oileus
Ancient Minoan buildings in Crete
Chone Croton Cumae Elea Heraclea Lucania Hipponion Hydrus Krimisa Laüs Locri Medma Metauros Metapontion Neápolis Pandosia (Lucania) Poseidonia Pixous
Minoan_palaces
Military Legate
propraetor (legatus pro praetore) in 205 BC. He was given command over Locri in Bruttium by Scipio Africanus after its recapture, considered the "outstanding
Quintus_Pleminius
Geographical sub-divisions of the Hellenic world
of central Greece between Boeotia, Phocis, Doris and the three parts of Locris, seems to be attributable to ancient tribal divisions and not major geographical
Regions_of_ancient_Greece
5th-century BC Athenian general
victory at Oenophyta led to a decade of Athenian domination over Boeotia, Locris and Phocis sometimes called the Athenian 'Land Empire'. It has been debated
Myronides
38°24′27″N 21°56′40″E / 38.40741°N 21.94436°E / 38.40741; 21.94436 Erythrae or Erythrai (Ancient Greek: Ἐρυθραί) was a town of the Ozolian Locrians
Erythrae_(Locris)
Phaestus or Phaestos or Phaistos (Ancient Greek: Φαιστός) was a town of the Ozolian Locrians, with a port called the port of Apollo Phaestius. The site
Phaestus_(Locris)
Town of Phthiotis in Ancient Thessaly
others of the same name, Alope in the area of Opuntian Locris and Alope in that of Ozolian Locris. The editors of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and
Alope_(Thessaly)
War fought by Pyrrhus of Epirus in Italy and Sicily against Rome and Carthage
missions also led to the Romans taking allies from Tarentum in the form of Locri, Croton, and Rhegium. Aemilius' campaign led to a change in Tarentine policy
Pyrrhic_War
Confederation of tribal communities and cities in ancient Greece
the league's territory included Ozolian Locris, Ainis, Oetaea, Malis, Doris, Phocis, Dolopia, Opuntian Locris, Achaia Phthiotis, parts of Acarnania, Cephalonia
Aetolian_League
(fl. c. 820 BCE, Sparta) Nicodorus of Mantineia (fl. 425 BCE) Solon (c. 630 – c. 560 BCE, Athens) Zaleucus (fl. 7th century BCE, Epizephyrian Locris) )
List of ancient Greek lawgivers
List_of_ancient_Greek_lawgivers
Comune in Calabria, Italy
possibly Caulonia in the second half of the 7th century BC. The victory of Locri and Rhegium over Croton in the battle of the Sagra in middle of the sixth
Crotone
5th-century BC Athenian playwright
Chone Croton Cumae Elea Heraclea Lucania Hipponion Hydrus Krimisa Laüs Locri Medma Metauros Metapontion Neápolis Pandosia (Lucania) Poseidonia Pixous
Euripides
Lakoniki Larissa Lasithi Lefkada Lesbos Magnesia Messenia Pella Phocis and Locris Phocis Phthiotis and Phocis Phthiotis Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa
Attica_Prefecture
Italian professional football club
successive promotions to Serie C2 and C1, winning in the play-offs against Locri and Benevento, respectively. Under Antonello Cuccureddu, Crotone first reached
FC_Crotone
Ancient Greek town in Ozolian Locrians
Hessus or Hessos (Ancient Greek: Ἡσσός) was a town of the Ozolian Locrians, upon the coast of the Corinthian Gulf, and on the road to Naupactus. Its site
Hessus_(Locris)
Italian Roman Catholic bishop (born 1951)
priesthood in 1976, Oliva was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Locri-Gerace, Italy in May 2014. Bishop Oliva on Catholic-Hierarchy v t e
Francesco_Oliva
Town in Phocis, Greece
chief town of Ozolian Locris, a region inhabited by the ancient Greek tribe of Locrians; the largest and most renowned town of Locris, beautifully constructed
Amfissa
Fictional island in Plato's works
Critias and Hermocrates as well as the philosophers Socrates and Timaeus of Locri, although only Critias speaks of Atlantis. In his works Plato makes extensive
Atlantis
Italian footballer
Agropoli 47 (2) 2016–2017 Battipagliese 2017–2018 AC Locri 1909 2018 Castrovillari 8 (0) 2018–2019 AC Locri 1909 12 (2) 2019 ASD Buccino Volcei 2019– ASD San
Michele_Siano
Criminal organization in Italy
concentrated in impoverished towns and villages within Calabria, including Platì, Locri, San Luca, Africo and Altomonte, as well as in Reggio Calabria, the main
'Ndrangheta
Regional unit in Greece
Lakoniki Larissa Lasithi Lefkada Lesbos Magnesia Messenia Pella Phocis and Locris Phocis Phthiotis and Phocis Phthiotis Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa
Argolis
Topics referred to by the same term
Boeotia, Greece Hyle (Cyprus), a town of ancient Cyprus Hyle (Locris), a town of ancient Locris, Greece Michael William Hyle (1901-1967), American Roman Catholic
Hyle_(disambiguation)
Group in Greek mythology
Ancaeus Arcadia Ajax ✓ ✓ ✓ son of Telamon Salamis Ajax ✓ ✓ son of Oileus Locris Alcmaeon ✓ son of Amphiaraus Argos Amphilochus ✓ ✓ son of Amphiaraus Argos
Suitors_of_Helen
David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017 Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June
Stefano_Sculco
described as "the gray-haired hero Lelex". Coming from Narycus in Opuntian Locris, he was already a mature man during that hunt. Apollodorus, 3.10.3 Pausanias
Lelex
Italian football coach and former player
former player. After a long career playing in minor divisions (Serie D with Locri, and Serie C2 with Igea Virtus), he was signed by Serie B side Catania in
Fabio_Caserta
Ode by Pindar
Olympian games of 476 B.C. Hagesidamus was raised in Epizephyrian Locris (now Locri), a city located in modern-day Southern Italy. He was the son of Archestratos
Olympian_10
This is a list of tyrants from Ancient Greece. Daphnis, c. 500 BC under Darius I (pro-Persian) Philiscus, c. 368–360 BC (assassinated) Iphiades, 360–?
List_of_ancient_Greek_tyrants
Town of the Epicnemidian Locrians
It was, together with Thronium, one of the only cities of Epicnemidian Locris that minted coins. The site of the ancient town is tentatively identified
Scarphe
Varieties of Ancient Greek in classical antiquity
Chone Croton Cumae Elea Heraclea Lucania Hipponion Hydrus Krimisa Laüs Locri Medma Metauros Metapontion Neápolis Pandosia (Lucania) Poseidonia Pixous
Ancient_Greek_dialects
The 'ndrina (plural: 'ndrine) is the basic unit in the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal organization from Calabria. Gallelli Giacobbe Fruci Gallace Mandalari Costanzo
List_of_'ndrine
Greek island group in the Aegean Sea
Lakoniki Larissa Lasithi Lefkada Lesbos Magnesia Messenia Pella Phocis and Locris Phocis Phthiotis and Phocis Phthiotis Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestosa
Cyclades
Italian mobster (born 1977)
Francesco Pelle Born (1977-02-04) 4 February 1977 (age 49) Locri, Italy Criminal status Imprisoned Parent Domenico Pelle Allegiance Pelle 'ndrina / 'Ndrangheta
Francesco_Pelle
Regional unit in Greece
southeastern part of present-day Phthiotis covered the ancient region of Opuntian Locris. The southwestern part was ancient Malis and Ainis. The Piraeus–Platy and
Phthiotis
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