Narycus, also called Narykos, Naryx, Naryca or Narycium, was a town of the Opuntian Locrians in ancient Greece, remembered in tradition as the birthplace of the hero Ajax, son of Oileus, whom the poet Ovid described as a hero of Narycus. Historical events at the town are recorded in 395 BC and 352 BC, and its site is identified near the modern village of Rengini in Greece. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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latitude 38.723552, longitude 22.691209
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Narycus or Narykos (Ancient Greek: Νάρυκος), or Naryx (Νάρυξ), or Naryca or Naryka (Νάρυκα), or Narycium, was a town of the Opuntian Locrians, the reputed birthplace of Ajax, son of Oileus, who is hence called by Ovid "Narycius heros".
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