Eleon ( grc, Ἐλεών), or Heleon (Ἑλεὼν), was a town in ancient Boeotia, mentioned by Homer in the

Catalogue of Ships The Catalogue of Ships ( grc, νεῶν κατάλογος, ''neōn katálogos'') is an epic catalogue in Book 2 of Homer's ''Iliad'' (2.494–759), which lists the contingents of the Achaean army that sailed to Troy. The catalogue gives the na ...

in the '' Iliad'' in the same line with

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and Peteon. It is said by

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to have been one of the smaller places in the territory of Tanagra, and to have derived its name from its marshy situation. Its site is located near modern Arma (Dritsa). Since 2007 there have been archaeological excavations on the site of ancient Eleon. The EBAP project
Eastern Boeotia Excavation Project
focuses on the surveying, excavation, and academic articulation of the region from the Mycenaean Age through the Middle Ages. It is currently a joint collaboration between th
Archaeological Museum in Thebes
an
the Canadian Institute in Greece
Spread out between the modern cities of Eleona and Tanagra, this team has uncovered, among others, the site of the Eleon Acropolis at Arma. Recent publications on the matter are included in the ''American Journal of Archaeology'' and The Fifth Archaeological Meeting on Thessaly and Central Greece, amon
others

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Populated places in ancient Boeotia Former populated places in Greece Locations in the Iliad {{AncientBoeotia-geo-stub