Narycus or Narykos (),
or Naryx (Νάρυξ),
or Naryca or Naryka (Νάρυκα), or Narycium, was a town of the
Opuntian Locrians, the reputed birthplace of
Ajax, son of Telamon,
[ who is hence called by ]Ovid
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"Narycius heros". In 395 BC, Ismenias
Ismenias (Ancient Greek: Ἰσμηνίας) was an ancient Theban politician of the 4th century BC, leader of the Theban democratic faction.
He rose to power in 403 BC, a year after the end of the Peloponnesian War, and pursued an anti-Spartan ...
, a Boeotian commander, undertook an expedition against Phocis
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, and defeated the Phocians near Naryx of Locris, whence we may conclude that Narycus was near the frontier of Phocis. In 352 BC, Narycus was taken by Phayllus, the Phocian commander. As Locri
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in Bruttium 01 or 01 may refer to:
* The year 2001, or any year ending with 01
* The month of January
* 1 (number)
Music
* ''01'' (Richard Müller album), 2001
* ''01'' (Urban Zakapa album), 2011
* ''01011001'', the seventh studio album from Arjen Anthony L ...
in Italy
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was, according to some of the ancients, a colony of Narycus, the epithet of Narycian is frequently given to the Bruttian pitch.
Its location is near the modern Rengini.
References
Populated places in Opuntian Locris
Former populated places in Greece
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