Ellopia

'''Ellopia''' (Ἑλλοπία) or '''Hellopia''' (Ἕλλοπία) was a town and district of ancient Euboea, in the northwest of the island. Strabo reports a tradition that the town was founded by the mythical Ellops the son of Ion who may have been the brother of Aïclus and Cothus.<ref name=Strabo/> Ellopia was in the territory of Oreus (previously named Histiaea) near the mountain Telethrius, and Ellops later added to his dominions Histiaea, Perias, Cerinthus, Aedepsus, and Orobia; in this last place was an oracle most averse to falsehood (it was an oracle of Apollo Selinuntius).<ref name=Strabo>{{Cite Strabo|10.1.3}}</ref> The Ellopians migrated to Histiaea and enlarged the city, being forced to do so by Philistides the tyrant, after the Battle of Leuctra.<ref name=Strabo/> In addition, the names Ellopia and Hellopia were applied to the entire island of Euboea at times.<ref name=Strabo/>

Its site is tentatively located near the modern Kastaniotissa.<ref>{{Cite DARE|29354}}</ref><ref>{{Barrington Atlas|page=55}}</ref>

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Category:Populated places in ancient Euboea Category:Former populated places in Greece Category:Places in Greek mythology