Doris (Greece)

Doris Δωρίς
Region of Ancient Greece
Hypothetical map of the "Dorian invasion" of the Peloponnese
Map showing Doris in relation to other regions
Location	Central Greece
Major cities	The Doric Tetrapolis
Dialects	Doric

Doris (Greek: ἡ Δωρίς, pl. Δωριῆς, Δωριεῖς; Latin: Dores, Dorienses) is a small mountainous district in ancient Greece, bounded by Aetolia, southern Thessaly, the Ozolian Locris, and Phocis. It is the original homeland of the Dorian Greeks. It lies between Mounts Oeta and Parnassus, and consists of the valley of the river Pindus (Πίνδος), a tributary of the Cephissus, into which it flows not far from the sources of the latter. The Pindus is now called the Apostoliá.^[1] This valley is open towards Phocis; but it lies higher than the valley of the Cephissus, rising above the towns of Drymaea, Tithronium, and Amphicaea, which are the last towns in Phocis.