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PLEVRON (Ancient city) ETOLOAKARNANIA
The Curetes were dwelling in Aetolia before the Trojan War and they were driven away from this land by the Aetolians.
Homer mentions a battle between the Curetes and the Aetolians in Calydon (Il. 9.529, also see 9.549 & 589). Strabo refers to the Curetes as well (Strab. 10,3,1).
Pleuron participated in the Trojan War and is listed in the Homeric Catalogue of Ships (Il. 2.639).
He came from Pleuron and was defeated by Nestor in wrestling at the games organized in the honour of the dead king Amarynceus (Il. 23.635).
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