Histiaea

Histiaea

(Ἱστιαία), a daughter of Hyrieus, from whom the town of Histiaea, in Euboea, was said to have derived its name. (Eustath. ad Hom. p. 280; comp. Strab. p. 445.) [L.S]

HISTIAEA

HISTIAEA (Ἱστίαια).

1.

A town in the north of Euboea, better known under its later name Oreus. [OREUS]

2.

In Attica. [ATHENAE p. 294.]