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[[of Trachis]], adj.: [[Τραχίνιος]]. | [[of Trachis]], adj.: [[Τραχίνιος]]. | ||
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Trachis (Greek: Τραχίς, Trakhís) was a region in ancient Greece. Situated south of the river Spercheios, it was populated by the Malians. It was also a polis (city-state). | |wketx=Trachis (Greek: Τραχίς, Trakhís) was a region in ancient Greece. Situated south of the river Spercheios, it was populated by the Malians. It was also a polis (city-state). | ||
Its main town was also called Trachis until 426 BC, when it was refounded as a Spartan colony and became Heraclea Trachinia. It is located to the west of Thermopylae. Trachis is located just west of the westernmost tip of the island of Euboea, north of Delphi. Near this place archaeologists discovered tombs from the Mycenaean period. | Its main town was also called Trachis until 426 BC, when it was refounded as a Spartan colony and became Heraclea Trachinia. It is located to the west of Thermopylae. Trachis is located just west of the westernmost tip of the island of Euboea, north of Delphi. Near this place archaeologists discovered tombs from the Mycenaean period. | ||
According to Greek mythology Trachis was the home of Ceyx and Alcyone. Heracles went to Trachis after the death of Eunomus. The town is mentioned by Homer (as one of the cities subject to Achilles) and for the last time in antiquity by Pausanias. | According to Greek mythology Trachis was the home of Ceyx and Alcyone. Heracles went to Trachis after the death of Eunomus. The town is mentioned by Homer (as one of the cities subject to Achilles) and for the last time in antiquity by Pausanias. | ||
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Trachis (altgriechisch Τραχίς) war im antiken Griechenland eine der ältesten Städte und Hauptort des Volksstamms der Malier. Die Stadt lag im Tal des Flusses Spercheios am Fuß des südwestlich gelegenen Öta-Massivs. | Trachis (altgriechisch Τραχίς) war im antiken Griechenland eine der ältesten Städte und Hauptort des Volksstamms der Malier. Die Stadt lag im Tal des Flusses Spercheios am Fuß des südwestlich gelegenen Öta-Massivs. | ||
