Pedasus (Messenia)
Pedasus or Pedasos (Ancient Greek: Πήδασος) was a town of ancient Messenia, mentioned by Homer in the Iliad as one of the seven towns of Messenia offered by Agamemnon to Achilles, and described by him as ἀμπελόεσσα ('vine-covered').[1] Ancient authors identify its location with the later Methone.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Homer. Iliad. 9.294.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. viii. p.359. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 4.35.1.
Categories:
- Populated places in ancient Messenia
- Former populated places in Greece
- Locations in the Iliad
- Ancient Peloponnese geography stubs