Phthia

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 the fathers of many sons who ruled many parts of Greece.

Read the Aeolids in Thessaly for the history of the city of Phthia.

Generations later, the exiled prince and hero Peleus settled in Phthia with his followers, known as the Myrimidons from the island of Aegina. Peleus married Antigone, daughter of King Eurytion of Phthia. During the Calydonian Boar Hunt, Peleus accidentally killed his father-in-law. Peleus was exiled for one year (he went to Iolcus, entertained by Acastus), before returning to Phthia and to become their king. Peleus outlived his son and grandson. See Heroes I for more details about Peleus' life.

See the family trees for the Aeolids in Phthia and the Aeacids.