Hyrmine () or Hyrmina (Ὕρμινα) or Hormina (Ὅρμινα) was a town of

ancient Elis Elis () or Eleia (; ; Elean: ; ) is an ancient district in Greece that corresponds to the modern regional unit of Elis. Elis is in southern Greece on the Peloponnese, bounded on the north by Achaea, east by Arcadia, south by Messen ...

upon the coast. It is mentioned by

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in the

Catalogue of Ships The Catalogue of Ships (, ''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 names of the leaders of each conting ...

of the ''

Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; , ; ) is one of two major Ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odyssey'', the poem is divided into 24 books and ...

'' as one of the towns of the

Epeii Elis () or Eleia (; ; Doric Greek#Northwest Doric, Elean: ; ) is an ancient district in Greece that corresponds to the modern Elis (regional unit), regional unit of Elis. Elis is in southern Greece on the Peloponnese, bounded on the nor ...

. It appears to have been regarded as one of the most ancient of the Epeian towns, since Pausanias repeats the legend that it had been founded by

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, the son of

Hyrmine In Greek mythology, Hyrmine (; ) or Hyrmina was an Elean princess. The town of Hyrmine, named after her, was founded by her son Actor. Family Hyrmina was the daughter of Neleus, Nycteus, or, according to others, of Epeius and Anaxiroe, and ...

, who was a daughter of

Epeius There were two characters named Epeius (; Ancient Greek: Ἐπειός ''Epeiós'') or Epeus in Greek mythology. * Epeius, an Elean prince as son of King Endymion. He ran a race at Olympia, against his brothers Aetolus and Paeon, winning his f ...

, and describes the town as between the cape of Cyllene near Araxus, near the frontier with

Achaea Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek language, Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwest ...

. In the time of

Strabo Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-si ...

the town had disappeared, but its site was marked by a rocky promontory near Cyllene, called Hormina or Hyrmina. Hyrmine is located near the castle of

Chlemoutsi Chlemoutsi ( or Χλουμούτσι ''Chloumoútsi''), also known as Clermont, is a medieval castle in the northwest of the Elis regional unit in the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece, in the Kastro-Kyllini municipality. It was built in ...

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Populated places in ancient Elis Former populated places in Greece Places in the Iliad {{ancientElis-geo-stub