Hypana

Hypana (Ancient Greek: Ὕπανα)[1] or Hypaneia (Ὑπάνεια)[2] was a town in the interior of Triphylia in ancient Elis. It was taken by Philip V of Macedon in the Social War.[3] Its inhabitants had been transferred to Elis when Strabo wrote. Hypana is mentioned along with Typaneae near the rivers Dalion and Acheron, tributaries of Alpheus.[4] Both these towns must have been situated in the mountains of Triphylia.

Most modern scholars identify its location with a site near the modern town of Platiana,[5][6][7] though other writers disagree, and propose other locations.[8]

References

1. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
2. Ptolemy. The Geography. 3.16.18.
3. Polybius. The Histories. 4.77-79.
4. Strabo. Geographica. 8.3.15. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
5. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.
6. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
7. Page of the Ministry of Culture of Greece: the acropolis of Platiana (in Greek))
8. It has been suggested by Juan José Torres Esbarranch that Hypana is sited near a locality currently called Gryllos, which used to be called Mundritza (Juan José Torres Esbarranch (2001). Estrabón, Geografía libros VIII-X (in Spanish). Madrid: Gredos. p. 59, n. 160. ISBN 84-249-2298-0.).

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