Halithersus, an old man, who foretold Penelope’s suitors the return of Ulysses, and their own destruction. Homer, Odyssey, bk. 1.
Halius, a son of Alcinous, famous for his skill in dancing. Homer, Odyssey, bk. 8, lis. 120 & 360.——A Trojan, who came with Æneas into Italy, where he was killed by Turnus. Virgil, Æneid, bk. 9, li. 767.
Halizōnes, a people of Paphlagonia. Strabo, bk. 14.
Halmus, a son of Sisyphus, father to Chrysogone. He [♦]reigned in Orchomenos. Pausanias, bk. 9, ch. 35.
[♦] ‘regined’ replaced with ‘reigned’
Halmydessus, a town of Thrace. Mela, bk. 2, ch. 2.
Halocrătes, a son of Hercules and Olympusa. Apollodorus.
Halōne, an island of Propontis, opposite Cyzicus. Pliny, bk. 5, ch. 31.
Halonnēsus, an island on the coast of Macedonia, at the bottom of the Sinus Thermiacus. It was inhabited only by women, who had slaughtered all the males, and they defended themselves against an invasion. Mela, bk. 2, ch. 7.
Halōtia, a festival in Tegea. Pausanias.