Pleuron, Aetolia
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Pleuron was an ancient city in Aetolia
, Greece. The town is said to have been founded by Pleuron
, son of Aetolus. It was the birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Alexander Aetolus
.
The location of the ancient city remains unknown, but the Barrington Atlas cites either modern Gyphtokastro or Petrovouni.
Aetolia
Aetolia is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania.-Geography:...
, Greece. The town is said to have been founded by Pleuron
Pleuron (son of Aetolus)
Pleuron, a son of Aetolus and Pronoe, and brother of Calydon, was married to Xanthippe, daughter of Dorus, by whom he became the father of Agenor, Sterope, Stratonice, and Laophonte. He is said to have founded the town of Pleuron in Aetolia , but he had also a heroon at Sparta, erected by his...
, son of Aetolus. It was the birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Alexander Aetolus
Alexander Aetolus
For other uses, see Alexander and Alexander Alexander Aetolus was a Greek poet and grammarian, the only known representative of Aetolian poetry...
.
The location of the ancient city remains unknown, but the Barrington Atlas cites either modern Gyphtokastro or Petrovouni.