Elaea
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Elaea can refer to any of several different items in ancient geography.
cities
promontories
rivers
islands
cities
- Elaea (Aeolis)Elaea (Aeolis)Elaea or Elaia was an ancient city of Aeolis, Asia, the port of Pergamum; the site is not precisely determined but is near Zeytindağ, İzmir Province, Turkey....
, port of Pergamum, now near Zeytindağ, İzmir Province, Turkey - Elaea (Aethiopia)Elaea (Aethiopia)Elaea or Elaia is an ancient harbor town on the African coast of the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aden. The harbor is mentioned by Strabo .-References:* * Smith, William ; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, , London,...
, port in ancient Aethiopia - Elaea (Epirus)Elaea (Epirus)Elaea or Elaia , also Elaias Limen is an ancient harbor town at the mouth of the Acheron river of Epirus. The town is mentioned by both Scylax and Ptolemy...
, chief city of Elaeatis in Epirus at the mouth of the Acheron - Elaea (Lebanon)Elaea (Lebanon)Elaea or Elaia was an ancient Greek city located in the foothills southwest of Sidon, Lebanon.-References:*Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, , p. 69...
, southeast of Sidon, Lebanon
promontories
- Elaea (promontory of Crete)Elaea (promontory of Crete)Elaea or Elaia was the ancient name of a promontory on the northeast coast of Crete, Greece, which was mentioned by Ptolemy, , on which was a temple of Zeus Diktaios...
, near Palaikastro, in northeastern Crete, Greece - Elaea (promontory of Cyprus)Elaea (promontory of Cyprus)Elaea or Elaia was the ancient name for a promontory of Cyprus, near the ancient city of Knidos. The cape lies within the territory of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.-References:*...
, in Cyprus
rivers
- Elaea (river)Elaea (river)Elaea or Elaia is the ancient name of a small stream of Boeotia rising in the Delos Mountains and emptying into Lake Copais near the temple of Apollo Tegyraios.-References:*...
, in Boeotia, Greece
islands
- Elaea (island)Elaea (island)Elaea or Elaia was the ancient name of an island in the Propontis , in Bithynia, mentioned by Pliny ; but it is not certain which of the several small islands he means. It was one of the Demonisi group.-References:...
, one of the Demonisi group, in Bithynia, now in Turkey