Sermylia
{{Short description|Former town in ancient Macedonia}}
Sermylia ({{langx|grc|Σερμυλία}}),Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax; {{Cite Stephanus|s.v.}} or Sermyle (Σερμύλη),{{Cite Herodotus|7.122}}{{Cite Thucydides|5.18}} was a town of Chalcidice, between Galepsus and Mecyberna. The town gave its name to the Toronaic Gulf, which was also called Sermylicus Sinus (κόλπος Σερμυλικός - kolpos Sermylikos). Pseudo Scylax writes that it was a Greek city.[https://topostext.org/work/102#66 Pseudo Scylax, Periplous, §66] It was a member of the Delian League.[https://topostext.org/work/32#259 Athenian Tribute Lists]
The site of Sermylia is near the modern Ormylia.{{Cite Barrington|51}}{{Cite DARE|32398}}
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Category:Populated places in ancient Macedonia
Category:Former populated places in Greece
Category:Greek colonies in Chalcidice
Category:Members of the Delian League
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