Oryx or Oryxis (Ὄρυξις) was an ancient city in Arcadia

Arcadia

Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...

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Oryx was mentioned by Pausanias

Pausanias (geographer)

Pausanias was a Greek traveler and geographer of the 2nd century AD, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He is famous for his Description of Greece , a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from firsthand observations, and is a crucial link between classical...

 which he passed into the aras. Located between the Skiathis (Σκίαθης) mountains and the banks of Ladon

Ladon

Ladon may refer to:*Ladon , one of the dragons in Greek mythology*Ladon in Arcadia, Greece*Ladon, Loiret, a commune in the Loiret département of France*Ladon, the dragon god in the video game Breath of Fire III...

. It was 5 stadia (1 km) from Caryae and founded much closer to the city state of Alous. In the Ladon area fell to the abyss, the Arcadians believed that the abyss were fallen and that is sprang by Hercules (Heracles)

Hercules

Hercules is the Roman name for Greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus , and the mortal Alcmene...

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Today, the location of the ancient city is believed to be located near Dafni southwest of Kalavryta

Kalavryta

Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...

 and the border of the modern Achaia-Arcadia prefecture where it founded the rubbles of two cities.