Eleon

Eleon, or Heleon, was a town in ancient Boeotia, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad in the same line with Hyle and Peteon. It is said by Strabo to have been one of the smaller places in the territory of , and to have derived its name from its marshy situation.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 1,010 residents
  • Description: village in Boeotia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Elaión”, “Eleonas”, and “Spaïdhes”
  • Postal code: 32200

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arma and Ypato.

Village
Photo: Romanesco, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Eleon.

Village
Photo: Dafniotis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in Municipality, , . It is located east of Thebes, in the slopes of Mount Ypatio. According to the 2021 Census, it has 316 residents. is situated 5 km northwest of Eleon.

Village
Photo: Μιχάλης Παπανικολάου, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 9 km southeast of Eleon.

Eleon

Latitude
38.36355° or 38° 21′ 49″ north
Longitude
23.44334° or 23° 26′ 36″ east
Population
1,010
Elevation
193 metres (633 feet)
Open location code
8GC59C7V+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 286621602
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
262761
Wiki­data ID
Q12182503
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Eleon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إليون، فويوتيا”
  • Arabic: “إليون”
  • Catalan: “Eleó”
  • Cebuano: “Eleón”
  • Dutch: “Eleon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اليون”
  • Finnish: “Eleónas”
  • French: “Eleonas”
  • German: “Eleon”
  • German: “Eleonas”
  • Greek: “Eleónas”
  • Greek: “Ελεών Βοιωτίας”
  • Greek: “Ελεών”
  • Greek: “Ελεώνας Θηβών”
  • Greek: “Ελεώνας”
  • Greek: “Σπαήδες”
  • Russian: “Елеοн”
  • Russian: “Елеοнас”
  • Russian: “Спаидес”
  • Russian: “Элеон”
  • Spanish: “Heleon”
  • Spanish: “Heleón”
  • Swedish: “Eleón”
  • “Eleon”
  • “Eleón”
  • “Eleónas”
  • “Spaídes”

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