Hylates

The temple of Apollo at Kourion

Hylates (Ancient Greek: Ὑλάτης) was a god worshipped on the island of Cyprus who was later likened to the Greek god Apollo. His name probably derives from ὑλακτέω [ʰylaktéō] "barking" or ὕλη [ʰýlē] "forest".

An important sanctuary was located in Kourion.

Stephanus of Byzantium also mentions the Cypriot cities of Amamassos, Erystheia, Hyle, and Tembros as places where Apollo Hylates was worshipped. John Tzetzes adds that Apollo received the epithet Hylates from Hyle, a location near the region of Kourion.

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