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Elis or Eleia ( Greek, Modern: Ήλιδα Ilida, Ancient: Ēlis; Doric: Alis; Elean: Walis, ethnonym: Ϝαλειοι) is an ancient district that corresponds to the modern Elis regional unit. Elis is in southern Greece on the Peloponnesos peninsula, bounded on the north by Achaea, east by Arcadia, south by Messenia, and west by the Ionian Sea. Over the course of the archaic and classical periods, the polis of Elis controlled much of the region of Elis, most probably through unequal treaties with other cities, which acquired perioikic status. Thus the city-state of Elis was formed.

Homer mentions that Elis participated in the Trojan War.

The first Olympic festival was organized in Elean land, Olympia, Greece by the authorities of Elis in the 8th century BC, with tradition dating the first games at 776 BC. The Hellanodikai, the judges of the Games, were of Elean origin.

The local form of the name was Valis, or Valeia, and its meaning, in all probability, “the lowland” (compare with the word "valley"). In its physical constitution Elis is similar to Achaea and Arcadia; its mountains are mere offshoots of the Arcadian highlands, and its principal rivers are fed by Arcadian springs.

According to Strabo, the first settlement was created by Oxylus the Aetolian who invaded there and subjugated the residents. The city of Elis underwent synoikism—as Strabo notes—in 471 BC. Elis held authority over the site of Olympia and the Olympic games.

The spirit of the games had influenced the formation of the market: apart from the bouleuterion, which was housed in one of the gymnasia, most of the other buildings were related to the games, including two gymnasia, a palaestrum, and the House of the Hellanodikai.

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Elis or Ilia (, Ileia) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece. It is situated in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its capital is Pyrgos.

Elis was a gothic metal band from Liechtenstein, formed by Sabine Dünser and Pete Streit in 2003 after the split of Erben der Schöpfung in 2002. The band temporarily split up in February 2012 after lead singer Simone Christinat's departure. However, a month later, the band began doing a search for Christinat's replacement and the search was successful. Elis has since "disbanded" in order to form a new group called Zirkonium, with Swiss singer Kathrin Schlumpf as their lead vocalist.

Elis, as a surname, may refer to:

• Islwyn Ffowc Elis (1924-2004), one of Wales's most popular Welsh-language writers
• Meg Elis (born 1950), Welsh politician
• Morrie Elis (d. 1992), American bridge player
• Robert Elis (1812-1875), Welsh language poet, editor and lexicographer
• Dafydd Elis-Thomas (born 1946), Welsh politician, member of the House of Lords and a former leader of Plaid Cymru
• Richard Elis (born 1975), Welsh actor

Elis is an ancient Greek city and district that corresponds with the modern Elis (regional unit).

Elis may also refer to:

• Elis (band), a gothic metal band
• Elis (students), students at Yale University
• Elis (surname), a Welsh surname
• Elis (1972 album)
• Elis (1977 album), an album by Elis Regina
• Elis (1980 album), an album by Elis Regina
• "Elis" (song), a song by Erben der Schöpfung
• Elis, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
• Elis Province, a province of Greece
• El Limonar International School (disambiguation)

"Elis" is a song composed by the Electro- Gothic metal band Erben der Schöpfung, from its 2001 debut album Twilight.

Elis is an eponymous album from Brazilian singer Elis Regina, released in 1980. It was the last studio album released by the singer before her death in January 1982.

Elis is an album by Brazilian singer Elis Regina released in 1972, contains some successes as "Bala Com Bala", "Nada Será Como Antes", "Casa no Campo" e "Atrás da Porta".

It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.

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Elis is a constituency in West Greece represented in the Hellenic Parliament. It elects five Members of Parliament (MPs) by the Reinforced proportional representation system of election. It comprises the Elis Prefecture.

Elis (foaled 1833) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1836. In a racing career which lasted from July 1835 until April 1837 he won eleven of his fifteen races. He finished second in his four defeats, two of which came when he was matched against the undefeated Bay Middleton. As a two-year-old he won five of his six races including the Chesterfield Stakes, Molecomb Stakes, Clearwell Stakes and Criterion Stakes. In 1836 he rebounded from a defeat by Bay Middleton in the 2000 Guineas to win Drawing-room Stakes, Racing Stakes, and Lewes Stakes in the summer. Elis was one of the first horses to be transported by horsebox and landed a major betting coup for his owners by winning the St Leger. He had limited impact as a sire of winners before being exported to Germany.