Hellenion (Naucratis) Explained

Hellenion (Greek: Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἑλλήνιον)^[1] was an ancient Greek sanctuary^{[2] [3]} in Naucratis (Egypt), founded by the cities Rhodes, Cnidus, Halicarnassus, Phaselis, Chios, Teos, Phocaea, Clazomenae^[4] and Mytilene^[5] in the reign of Amasis (6th century BC).

Notes and References

1. spelled also Helleneion
2. Excursions in Epichoric History: Aiginetan EssaysPage 319 By Thomas J. Figueira
3. More Studies in the Ancient Greek "polis"Page 24 By Mogens Herman Hansen, Kurt A. Raaflaub
4. Religion and Colonization in Ancient Greece Page 130 By Irad Malkin
5. [Herodotus]