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Erexe

Ancient name
Oleshia
Modern name
Oleshky
Modern country
Ukraine
Erexe was a port between Pidea and Moncastro. It is one of a group of sites along the northern and western coast of the Black Sea that appear in only a single Sfera manuscript (Ashb7). Campbell #1122; Gordeev 276.
Coordinates
46.62, 32.72
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M156

Variant spellings of Erexe in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
crexe Ashb7
erexe Ashb7
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Erexe.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 11, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/crexe/.