Pella was a city of Macedon, possibly founded by Pierus, who was a follower of the Muses.
Macedon has a significant role in history, as it was the home of Philip II and his more famous son, Alexander the Great.
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Macedon was a large, mountainous region north of Thessaly. The borders of Macedon with Thessaly, Thrace and Epeirus were ill-defined. The principal city in Macedon was Pella .
Pylus or Pylos was founded by Pylas, exiled king of Megara. Pylas came to Messenia, and established a city on the southwest coast of the Peloponnesus. An Aeolid named Neleus drove Pylos out of his city, and became Pylus' second king. The city enjo...
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 himself. His son Iphiclus was one of the fastest runners in the world. Iphiclus took part in the ques...
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 had to flee from Iolcus, when his half-brother Pelias seized power at his father's death. Pheres was ...
Phthia was the capital of Phthiotis, a region on the west shore of the Pagasaean (Thessalian) Gulf. Phthiotis was sometimes called Achaea. Deucalion, along with his son Hellen and grandson Aeolus, ruled in Phthia in succession. The Aeolids became ...
Megara was a city situated on east side of the Isthmus of Corinth, a seaport to the Saronic Gulf. Its citadel was called Nisa . The city was founded by Car, son of Phoroneus. Later, Lelex, a descendant of Io, established a dynasty that ruled Megar...
The first ruler of Messenia was Polycaon. Polycaon founded the city of Andania. Married to Messene, he named the whole region after his wife. A few generations later, with the arrival of the Aeolid Perieres, the capital was moved to Arene. Pylas a...
Arene was a city of Messenia. The location of Arene is unknown. It was founded by Perieres, an Aeolid from Thessaly.
Ptolemy II Philadelphus or Ptolemy the Great, who served as the pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (283 – 246 BC) was one of the impressive leaders of the Greek Empire. As the son of a Macedonian Greek general, Ptolemy I, he was trained to fight and rule....
Helice was a seaport city founded by Ion, son of Creüsa and Apollo (or Xuthus). The city was named after his wife Helice, daughter of Silenus.