The exact location of this ancient Odessos is unknown, but modern efforts have attempted to localize it 40 km northeast of Odesa, near the village of Koshary, Odesa Oblast. This refers to the second ancient Odessos, founded between the end of the 5th and beginning of the 4th centuries BC (the first one, identified with modern Varna in Bulgaria, is the older of the two, founded c. Odesa is located between the ancient Greek cities of Tyras and Olbia and it was named as a feminine form for the ancient Greek city of Odessos ( Ancient Greek: Ὀδησσός). Some expressed doubts about this claim, while others noted the reputation of Gribovsky as an honest and modest man. Catherine's Secretary of State Adrian Gribovsky claimed in his memoirs that the name was his suggestion. In 1795 the city was named Odessa in accordance with the Greek Plan of Catherine the Great.
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