Orbelus(57 words)
[German version]
(Ὄρβηλος/Órbēlos). Mountain range in the border area between Thrace and Macedonia (Hdt. 5,16; Str. 7a,1,36; Arr. Anab. 1,1,5), generally equated with the modern Belasica in the northern part of Halkidiki. It was known for its Dionysus cult (Mela 2,17).
von Bredow, Iris (Bietigheim-Bissingen)
Bibliography
T. Spiridonov, Istoričeskata geografija na trakijskite plemena, 1983, 24f., 118.
Cite this page
von Bredow, Iris (Bietigheim-Bissingen),
“Orbelus”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e900140>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
▲ Back to top ▲