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Oeum or Oion (Ancient Greek: Οἶον) was a mountain fortress and town situated in eastern Locris, above Opus, and destroyed by an earthquake.

Oeum has tentatively been located south of the modern Kastri Atalantis.

References

1. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. i. p.60. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Oeum". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

38°37′44″N 23°03′00″E / 38.629°N 23.0501°E / 38.629; 23.0501

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