Aepeia (Messenia)
Aepeia or Aipeia (Ancient Greek: Αἴπεια) was a town of ancient Messenia. It is mentioned by Homer in the Iliad as one of the seven Messenian towns, offered by Agamemnon to Achilles.[1] It is supposed by Strabo to be the same as Thuria,[2] and by Pausanias the same as Corone.[3]
Its site is dependent on which, if either, identification is accepted.
References[]
- ^ Homer. Iliad. 9.152.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. p. 360. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 4.34.5.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Aepeia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Categories:
- Populated places in ancient Messenia
- Former populated places in Greece
- Locations in the Iliad
- Lost ancient cities and towns
- Ancient Peloponnese geography stubs