Chalcis
[kal-sis; Greek khahl-kees]
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noun
a city on Euboea, in SE Greece.
Also called Khalkís.
Euboea
[yoo-bee-uh]
noun
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According to Servius he also translated the poems of Euphorion of Chalcis.
The Student's Companion to Latin AuthorsGeorge Middleton
He retreated into the wilderness of Chalcis, where he remained five years.
A History of Roman LiteratureHarold North Fowler
There also is Chalcis, mentioned by the poet474 in the Ætolian Catalogue.
Lastly, there is the famous story of the contest in song at Chalcis.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and HomericaHomer and Hesiod
And so, as the story goes, the two went to Chalcis and met by chance.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and HomericaHomer and Hesiod
Chalcis
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Euboea
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