Chryse (Greek: Χρύση) was a town of ancient Aeolis in western Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). The name derives from the Greek word for "golden." The town is referenced in classical literary sources, most notably by the Roman author Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia (Book 5.30), who noted that it was no longer existing in his time. The site of Chryse is tentatively located at Mağara Tepe, near Akçay, in what is today Balıkesir Province, Turkey. The location is also recorded in the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World (map 56, grid D2). Chryse is sometimes associated with the Troad region and is mentioned alongside other ancient Aeolian settlements such as Cilla (Killa) and Tenedus. The archaeological confidence for the precise identification of the site is considered low.
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