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Oryx (ancient city) 
Summary
Oryx (Ancient Greek: Όρυξ), also Halus or Halous (Ἁλοῦς) was town in ancient Arcadia, part of the district of Cleitor.[1] It was situated on the river Ladon, between Nassoi and Thaliades.[2] The location of the ancient city is believed to be in or near the present Ladon reservoir.[3]
References edit
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Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Arcadia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 193.
- ^ Pausanias (1918). "25.2". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- ^ ΣΥΝΤΟΜΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΔΑΦΝΗΣ (ΣΤΡΕΖΟΒΑΣ) ΑΧΑΪΑΣ Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
37°45′30″N 22°00′49″E / 37.758337°N 22.013568°E