Hellenion (Greek: Ἑλλήνιον) was an ancient Greek sanctuary in Naucratis (Egypt), founded by the cities Rhodes, Cnidus, Halicarnassus, Phaselis, Chios, Teos, Phocaea, Clazomenae and Mytilene in the reign of Amasis (6th century BC).
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- spelled also Helleneion
- Excursions in Epichoric History: Aiginetan Essays Page 319 By Thomas J. Figueira ISBN 0-8476-7792-3
- More Studies in the Ancient Greek "polis" Page 24 By Mogens Herman Hansen, Kurt A. Raaflaub ISBN 3-515-06969-0
- Religion and Colonization in Ancient Greece Page 130 By Irad Malkin ISBN 90-04-07119-9
- Herodotus 2.178.1
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