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

Derived Forms

• Locrian
  noun

Example Sentences

BOEOTIA, a district of central Greece, stretching from Phocis and Locris in the W. and N. to Attica and Megaris in the S. between the strait of Euboea and the Corinthian Gulf.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

When he had got well into Locris, Rufinus turned back to Croton, and escaping observation because he was not expected and because of a mist that then prevailed he captured the city.

From Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form by Dio, Cassius

All agreed then that the best plan would be to guard Thermopylae, which led from Thessaly into Locris.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

And none had courage to approach my sire,— Convulsed upon the ground, then tossed i’ the air With horrid yells and crying, till the cliffs Echoed round, the mountain-promontories Of Locris, and Euboea’s rugged shore.

From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles

The fate of Ajax Oileus, king of Locris, was almost as terrible as that of Agamemnon.

From The Story of Troy by Clarke, Michael