Oryx
Ancient city · Greece
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 37.758, 22.014
Why it was abandoned
🌊 Flooded
Detected automatically from the text: The location of the ancient city is believed to be in or near the present Ladon reservoir.
History
Oryx, also Halus or Halous (Ἁλοῦς) was town in ancient Arcadia, part of the district of Cleitor. It was situated on the river Ladon, between Nassoi and Thaliades. The location of the ancient city is believed to be in or near the present Ladon reservoir.