Harpina (city)

Harpina (Ancient Greek: Ἆρπινα) was an ancient city in Elis, Greece. It was a prehistoric city built next to the banks of the stream Harpinates, a tributary of the Alfeios. It was part of the city state of Pisatis and at the time of Pausanias it was ruined. Its name came from a nymph Harpina daughter of Aesop and, with Ares, mother of Oenomaus who was the founder of the city.[1][2]

References

  1. Pausanias Description of Greece 6.21.8
  2.  Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Harpina". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. London: John Murray. p. 1031.

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