Phyllus Explained

Phyllos
Native Name:Φύλλος
Map Type:Greece
Location:Fyllo, Palamas
Region:Karditsa (regional unit), Greece
Type:Ancient city
Built:Mycenaean period
Abandoned:Hellenistic period
Cultures:Ancient Greece
Archaeologists:Jean-Claude Decourt

Phyllus or Phylos (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Φύλλος) was a city near Mount Phylleium in the district of Thessaliotis, in ancient Thessaly. Strabo says the city was noted for a temple of Apollo Phylleius. Statius calls this city Phylli.[1] The city is also cited by Stephanus of Byzantium.

The site of Phyllus is at Magoula Paliambela, a large tell in the modern municipal unit of Fyllo.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Stat. Theb. 4.45.
  2. Web site: Φύλλος. Nikolaou. Elsa. Αρχαιολογικός Άτλας Θεσσαλίας. The Institute for Thessalian Archaeological Studies. 2021-01-08.