GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
HYETTUS (village in Boeotia)
Ancient Greek village of Boeotia
- Kind of place
- Village
- Region
- Boeotia
- Where
- 38.56° N, 23.10° E
Hyettus is a location in Boeotia where a specific type of magnet is found. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 36.25 ¶2 Hyettus, an exile from Argos after killing Molurus, was given this land by Orchomenus. Pausanias 9.36.7
Stories and history
Magnets from Hyettus are described as being more red than black in color. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 36.25 ¶2