GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
PYLENE (town in Aetolia)
Town in ancient Aetolia
- Kind of place
- Town
- Region
- Aetolia
- Where
- 38.47° N, 21.37° E
Pylene was a city in Aetolia where the Aetolians resided. Iliad 2 ¶49 The Acarnanians moved the settlement of Pylene to a higher location. Strabo 10.2.6
Stories and history
The town sent warriors to aid in the war upon hearing the news. Statius, Thebaid 4.95-120 ¶1 The town was renamed Proschium after being relocated by the Acarnanians. Strabo 10.2.6 Pylene suffered a similar fate to Olenus, implying it also disappeared or was ruined. Strabo 10.2.22