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Epeirus
Also called Epirus. Epeirus was the coastal region of Greece, stretching from the Ambracian Gulf in the south to the north in southern Albania. Epe...
By Jimmy Joe
Trachis
Trachis (Τραχις) was the capital of Malis or Trachinia. Ceÿx was ruling Trachis when Heracles made it his home with his wife Deïaneira and his fami...
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Larisa
Larisa (Larissa) was a Thessalian city on the river Peneius. It was the home of the Lapiths under its king, Peirithoüs, companion of Theseus. See t...
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Phylace
Phylace was a Thessalian city west of the Pagasaean Gulf. Phylacus, son of the Aeolid Deïon and Diomede, founded Phylace and named the city after h...
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Pherae
Pherae was a city of Thessaly, north of Iolcus and Pagasae. Pheres, son of Cretheus and Tyro, founded the city and named it after himself. Pheres h...
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Pagasae
Pagasae was the only port in Thessaly. It was situated at the head of the Pagasaean (Thessalian) Gulf, near Iolcus. The Argonauts who sailed on the...
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Iolcus
Iolcus was a city on the shores of the Pagasaean Gulf, near the port-city of Pagasae. It is now called Volos. Cretheus, son of Aeolus, founded Iolc...
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Phthia
Phthia was the capital of Phthiotis, a region on the west shore of the Pagasaean (Thessalian) Gulf. Phthiotis was sometimes called Achaea. Deucalio...
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Thessaly
Thessaly occupied a large region of north-eastern Greece. Neighbouring regions were Epeirus in the east, Aetolia and Phocis in the south, and Maced...
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Theseus
Theseus, or Θησεύς, was the greatest hero from Athens. In many aspects he was like his more famous cousin Heracles, strong and extremely brave. Yet...
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Pleuron
Pleuron was a city of Aetolia, founded by and named after Pleuron, son of Aetolus, and brother of Calydon. Not much was known about Pleuron except ...
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Calydon
Calydon was a southern city of Aetolia founded by Calydon, son of Aetolus and brother of Pleuron. Not much was known about Calydon except that he m...
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