Deris ( or Δερίς) was an ancient Greek city located in ancient Thrace, located in the region of the Thracian Chersonesus. It is cited in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, which mentions that it was an Emporium and was located between the river Melas, which flows into the Gulf of Melas, and Cardia.Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax 67. It has been suggested that it would be the same as a city called Deiraeus or Deiraios (Δειραῖος), cited by Stephanus of Byzantium and appearing in an inscription according to which it belonged to the Delian League.José Pascual, The Allied States Members of the Second Athenian League (377-338 BC), in Studies in homage to Professor D. Luis García Iglesias, pp.94-95, Madrid: Autonomous University of Madrid (2010), .

Its site is tentatively located near Kocaçesme, Turkey.

See also Greek colonies in Thrace

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