Cilla (city)

Cilla or Killa (Ancient Greek: Κίλλα) was a town of ancient Aeolis and later of ancient Mysia, mentioned by Homer in the Iliad, with Chryse and Tenedus.[1] Herodotus enumerates Cilia among the eleven old Aeolian cities of Asia.[2] Strabo places Cilia in the Adramyttene: he says, "near to Thebe is now a place named Cilia, where the temple of Apollo Cillaeus is; there flows by it the river Cillos which comes from Ida; both Chrysa and Cilia are near Antandrus; also the hill Cillaeum in Lesbos derived its name from this Cilla; and there is a mountain Cillaeum between Gargara and Antandrus; Daes of Colonae says that the temple of Apollo Cillaeus was first built at Colonae by the Aeolians, who came from Hellas; and they say that a temple of Apollo Cillaeus was also built at Chrysa, but it is uncertain whether this Apollo was the same as Smintheus, or another."[3] It was a member of the Delian League.[4]

The river Cillos (or Killaios) is identified with the modern Zeytinli Dere, but the site of the town itself is unlocated.[5]

References

1. Homer. Iliad. 1.36.
2. Herodotus. Histories. 1.149.
3. Strabo. Geographica. p. 612. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
4. Athenian Tribute Lists
5. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Cilla". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.