GLISAS (town in Boeotia)
Town of ancient Boeotia
- Kind of place
- Town
- Region
- Boeotia
- Where
- 38.39° N, 23.40° E
The mountain above Gligas contains a temple dedicated to Supreme Zeus. Pausanias 9.19.3 A small mound shaded by cultivated and wild trees stands before the ruins of Glisas. Pausanias 9.19.2 Gliglas is the location where Aegialeus died during the initial engagement of the second Argive attack on Thebes. Pausanias 1.44.4
Described in the sources
The Theban army set up their camp at Glisas during the second Argive attack, where a fierce battle between the Argive attackers and the Boeotian defenders of Thebes took place. Iliad 2 ¶34 +3 Ghsas is described as being fertile in the grape. Statius, Thebaid 7.282-308 ¶2 The river Thermodon flows between Tanagra and Glisas. Herodotus 9.43.2 A mountain named Supreme rises above the town of Gligas. Pausanias 9.19.3 The knights who left Ghsas were formerly its husbandmen. Statius, Thebaid 7.282-308 ¶2 Gligas is situated on the direct route connecting Thebes to the town. Pausanias 9.19.3 The ruins of Glisas are located seven stades from Teumessus on the left side of the road. Pausanias 9.19.2
Stories and history
Promachus, son of Parthenopaeus, was buried at the mound near Glisas. Pausanias 9.19.2 Other Argive officers who joined Aegialeus in the expedition against Thebes were buried near Glisas. Pausanias 9.19.2