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Hymessos

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Hymessos (Ancient Greek: Ὑμεσσος) or Hymissos (Ὑμισσος) was a town of ancient Caria. It was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.[1]

Its site is unlocated, but it is suggested to be near Mylasa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1117. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
  2. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.