Hyllus (river)

Hyllus or Hyllos (Greek: Ὕλλος) was the ancient name of a river of Asia Minor. It is a tributary of the river Hermus, in Lydia, flowing into Hermus from the north. In the time of Strabo, the river was called Phrygius. Today's Turkish name is Kum Çayı.

Citations

  1. ↑ Homer. Iliad, xx. 392; Herodotus. Histories, i. 80; Pliny. Natural History, v. 31.
  2. ↑ Strabo. Geographica, xiii (p. 626).
  3. ↑ Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation.

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