Oxyneia

Map showing ancient Thessaly. Oxyneia is shown to the upper left.

Oxyneia or Oxynia (Ancient Greek: Ὀξύνεια), or Oxynium or Oxynion (Ὀξύνιον), was a town and polis (city-state)^[1] of ancient Thessaly, situated on the , a tributary of the Peneius, and perhaps the capital of the Talares. It is described by Strabo as distant 120 stadia from Azorus.^[2]

It is cited as a place that provided a theorodokos to Epidaurus in 359 BCE.^[3]

Its site in unknown.^[4] It has traditionally been located in old Meritsa, which is currently called but that location does not seem to be compatible with Strabo's description, like another suggested location . Another place where it has been suggested that it could have been and that fits more with Strabo's data is a hill near Dasochori.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Thessaly and Adjacent Regions". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 699. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
^ Strabo. Geographica. 7.7.9. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
^ IG IV² 1.94.b.1.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Oxyneia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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[Poleis-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Thessaly and Adjacent Regions". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 699. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.

[2] Strabo. Geographica. 7.7.9. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.

[3] IG IV² 1.94.b.1.

[4] Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.

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