Δημήτριον, τόπος περὶ Θεσσαλίαν περὶ τὸ Κροκωτὸν πεδίον κείμενος παρὰ τὸν Ἄμφρυσον. ἔστι καὶ πόλις Αἰολίδος. ὁ πολίτης Δημητριεύς ὡς Δουλιχιεύ. Stephanus of Byzantium
Demetrium or Demetrion (Ancient Greek: Δημήτριον), was a town of Phthiotis in ancient Thessaly, whose name derived from a temple of Demeter near Pyrasus spoken of by Homer in the Iliad, and which Strabo describes as the successor settlement to, and two stadia distant from Pyrasus.[1] Besides Strabo, Demetrium is mentioned by numerous ancient authors: in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax,[2] by Livy,[3] Pomponius Mela,[4] and Stephanus of Byzantium.[5]
The site of Demetrium is tentatively located within Kantiraga.[6][7]
References
Strabo. Geographica. ix. p.435. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, p. 24, Hudson ed.
Livy. Ab Urbe Condita Libri (History of Rome). 28.6.
Pomponius Mela. De situ orbis. 2.3.
Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v. Δημήτριον.
Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Pyrasus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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