Dorion
Looking for the next one in the sequence, Helos, things got tricky again. Where to look for it? I searched in the South, for Helos could simply be Helios, meaning sun or south, because as seen previously Homer used the sun for directions as well. I looked for Ilios, sun in modern Greek, or Agias Ilias for the biblical prophet Elias, but I couldn't find anything fitting the sequence near our Pteleos.
Except for the ancient ruins on a hill close to the village of Kato (lower) Malthy. The ancient name of the site is unkown. Since it's in the same valley as Dorio and fairly close to it, it's most likely to be ancient Dorion. The site lies a bit further inland from Kalo Nero.
Let's then skip to the last city of Homer's sequence, Dorion, and come back to Helos later. The site's the perfect ruin, the plan of the village is still intact and a Mycenean tomb is situated at the foot of the hill. It certainly warranted a closer look, so I went there to check it out.
Unfortunately, I encountered a closed and fenced-off site. It was impossible to enter it, including the Mycenean tomb. The only thing I can offer you are google maps prints and pictures from over the fence.
Except for the ancient ruins on a hill close to the village of Kato (lower) Malthy. The ancient name of the site is unkown. Since it's in the same valley as Dorio and fairly close to it, it's most likely to be ancient Dorion. The site lies a bit further inland from Kalo Nero.
Let's then skip to the last city of Homer's sequence, Dorion, and come back to Helos later. The site's the perfect ruin, the plan of the village is still intact and a Mycenean tomb is situated at the foot of the hill. It certainly warranted a closer look, so I went there to check it out.
Unfortunately, I encountered a closed and fenced-off site. It was impossible to enter it, including the Mycenean tomb. The only thing I can offer you are google maps prints and pictures from over the fence.
City
Thomb
Pylos
Arene
Thryon
Aipu
Kyparisseis
Amphigenia
Pteleos
Helos
Dorion