Amyrus

{{for|the mythological figure|Amyrus (mythology)}} thumb|350px|Map showing the principal cities of ancient Thessaly. Amyrus is shown to the east of centre, just inside the borders of Magnesia. '''Amyrus''' or '''Amyros''' ({{langx|grc|Ἄμυρος}})<ref>{{Cite Stephanus|''s.v.''}}</ref> was a town and polis (city-state) in Ancient Thessaly,<ref name=Poleis>{{cite book|author= Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen |title= An inventory of archaic and classical poleis|year= 2004|publisher= Oxford University Press|location=New York|isbn= 0-19-814099-1|chapter= Thessaly and Adjacent Regions|page= 718}}</ref> in the western part of Magnesia,<ref>{{Cite Pauly|I,2|2011||Amyros 1|Gustav Hirschfeld|RE:Amyros 1|}}</ref> situated on a river of the same name falling into the lake Boebēis. It is mentioned by Hesiod as the "vine-bearing Amyrus."<ref>Hesiod in {{Cite Strabo|IX, p. 442}}</ref> The surrounding country is called the Amyric plain (τὸ Ἀμυρικὸν πέδιον) by Polybius.<ref>{{Cite Polybius|5.99}}</ref> Modern scholas identify the location of Amyrus at a place called ''Palaiokastro'' (old fort) at the modern village of Gerakari.<ref>{{Barrington Atlas|page=55}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|29298}}</ref> In Greek Mythology, Amyrus is either said to be one of the Argonauts or a son of sea god Poseidon and later gave his name to the city.

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Category:Former populated places in Greece Category:Populated places in ancient Thessaly Category:Ancient Magnesia Category:Cities in ancient Greece Category:Thessalian city-states