GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
OLOOSON (city in Perrhaebia)
Ancient city of Thessaly
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Perrhaebia
- Where
- 39.89° N, 22.22° E
The city is described as being white in color due to its chalky soil. Iliad 2 ¶60 Oloosson lies at the foot of Mount Olympus, near the river Eurotas. Strabo 9.5.19
Described in the sources
It was one of the settlements held by the forces led by Polypoetes. Iliad 2 ¶60 Oloosson was formerly a Perrhaebic city, later possessed by the Lapithae. Strabo 9.5.19