Locris

American  

[loh-kris] / ˈloʊ krɪs /

noun

1. either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.

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Locris British  

/ ˈləʊkrɪs, ˈlɒk- /

noun

1. an ancient region of central Greece

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Other Word Forms

• Locrian
  noun

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Example Sentences

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Locris

Indeed the Athenian army fell victims to death in every form, and suffered all the vicissitudes of flight; the survivors escaped with difficulty to the sea and Oeneon in Locris, whence they had set out.

From The History of the Peloponnesian War by Richard Crawley

Avoiding therefore Nemea on the Isthmus of Corinth, to which he supposed the oracle to refer, Hesiod retired to Oenoe in Locris where he was entertained by Amphiphanes and Ganyetor, sons of a certain Phegeus.

From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard) Evelyn-White

Mines of iron ore have latterly been opened at Larimna in Locris.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

In Greece two towns were reduced to ruins, namely, Opus in Locris, and Oritus.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by George Rawlinson

Phocis and Locris were added to the list of dependent allies, and the victory cemented their power from the Corinthian Gulf to the strait of Thermopylæ.

From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord

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