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🌍 Alybe (unlocatable)

  • Albe cannot be located, or even assigned to a particular region, although various ancient geographers offered suggestions. It exists as homeland of the Halizones contingent; as Kirk (1985) 259 notes, 'This whole contingent seems unreal'.
  • Information
    unlocatable city, associated with the Halizones contingent
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/554184
    Related entities
    👥 the Halizones Contingent at Troy (defenders) defends Troy against the Greek attack
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.34-3.35📖 Homer, Iliad 2.856-2.857
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeHomer, Iliad
    Commentary
    Albe cannot be located, or even assigned to a particular region, although various ancient geographers offered suggestions. It exists as homeland of the Halizones contingent; as Kirk (1985) 259 notes, 'This whole contingent seems unreal'.
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