GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
HALIEIS (city in Troezenia and Hermionis)
Ancient city of the Argolid
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Troezenia and Hermionis
- Where
- 37.30° N, 23.14° E
The Halieis are a tribe that earns their living through sea fishing. Strabo 8.6.12 Theseus slew Alycus for the sake of Helen. The Cypria fr. 11 (2)
Described in the sources
The coast near Hermione is occupied by a tribe called Halieis. Strabo 8.6.12 Halice is located about seven stades from Mases along a straight road. Pausanias 2.36.1 A variant account states that a man named Alycus was killed at Aphidnae. Plutarch, Theseus 32.5 A road to the city lies midway between Pron and a mountain formerly named Thornax. Pausanias 2.36.1
Stories and history
The city was deserted at the time of the writing. Pausanias 2.36.1 Citizens of Halice are mentioned on Epidaurian slabs recording Asclepius's cures. Pausanias 2.36.1