Hyllus (river)

{{Short description|River of Asia Minor or its ancient name}}

Hyllus or Hyllos ({{langx|el|Ὕλλος}}) was the ancient name of a river of Asia Minor. It is a tributary of the river Hermus, in Lydia, flowing into Hermus from the north.Homer. Iliad, xx. 392; Herodotus. Histories, i. 80; Pliny. Natural History, v. 31. In the time of Strabo, the river was called Phrygius.Strabo. Geographica, xiii (p. 626). Today's Turkish name is Kum Çayı.[https://topostext.org/place/387276WPhr] Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation.