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Phalanna (Ancient Greek: Φάλαννα), was a town and polis (city-state) [1] of the Perrhaebi in ancient Thessaly, situated on the left bank of the Peneius, southwest of Gonnus. Strabo says that the Homeric Orthe became the acropolis of Phalanna; [ 2 ] but in the lists of Pliny Orthe and Phalanna occur as two distinct towns. [ 3 ]
In Greek mythology, Tyro (Ancient Greek: Τυρώ) was an Elean princess who later became Queen of Iolcus. Tyro was the daughter of King Salmoneus of Elis and Alcidice. She married her uncle, King Cretheus of Iolcus , and had three sons with him, and also bore twin sons with Poseidon .
In Greek mythology, Tyro (Ancient Greek: Τυρώ) may refer to two distinct women: Tyro, a Phoenician queen as the wife of King Agenor who named after her the newly built city of Tyre . She became the mother of his sons: Cadmus , Phoenix , Syros , Cilix , and, a daughter, Europa .
With Tyro, he fathered Aeson, Pheres, and Amythaon. [4] When Cretheus found out that Tyro had an affair with Poseidon, he left her and married Demodice. [5] He also had several daughters, namely Hippolyte, future wife of Acastus [6] (otherwise known as Astydamia [7]), Myrina who married Thoas, [8] and possibly Phalanna, eponym of Phalanna. [9]
Orthe (Greek: Ὄρθη) was a town of Perrhaebia in ancient Thessaly. mentioned by Homer as ruled by Polypoetes in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad. [1] It was said by Strabo to have become the acropolis of Phalanna. [2]
Major cities were: Pythion, Doliche, Azorus, Oloosson and Phalanna the capital. Perrhaebia was part of Macedonia between the 4th and 1st centuries BC. References
Map showing ancient Thessaly. Gyrton is shown in the upper centre north of Larissa. Gyrton (Ancient Greek: Γυρτών) or Gyrtona or Gyrtone (Γυρτώνη) [1] was a town and polis (city-state) [2] of Perrhaebia in ancient Thessaly, situated in a fertile plain between the rivers Titaresius and Peneius.
Phoenix was a son of King Agenor [1] [2] of Tyre by either Telephassa, [3] Argiope, [4] Antiope, [5] Damno [6] or Tyro. [7] [8] He was the brother of Europa, [9] [10] Cadmus, [11] Cilix, [12] Syros, [13] Isaia and Melia. [14] In some accounts, Phoenix's father was called King Belus of Egypt and sibling to Agenor, Phineus, Aegyptus, Danaus [15 ...