place
Thessaly
The region of northern Greece that was the homeland of Achilles and Pyrrhus; 'the Thessalian chief' is Achilles.
Reading notes
- Natural Questions §3.25.2 Thessaly
Region of northern Greece; near the vale of Tempe rose a water corrosive even to iron and bronze.
- Phaedra §406 Thessalian
Thessaly, notorious in antiquity for witches whose chants could 'draw down the moon.'
- The Trojan Women §845 Thessalian mountains
Thessaly, the region of northern Greece that was the homeland of Achilles and Pyrrhus.