Armenium

{{coord|39.501909|N|22.754102|E|display=title|format=dms|source:http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/29309}} '''Armenium''' or '''Armenion''' ({{langx|grc|Ἀρμένιον}}) was a town of Pelasgiotis in ancient Thessaly, situated between Pherae and Larissa, near Boebeis Lake, said to have been the birthplace of Armenus, who accompanied Jason to Asia, and gave his name to the country of Armenia.<ref>{{Cite Strabo|xi. pp. 503, 530}}</ref> It is hardly necessary to remark, that this tale, like so many others, arose from the accidental similarity of the names.<ref>{{Cite DGRG|title=Armenium}}</ref> There is conjecture that this town may be the same as that of Ormenium,<ref name="cite_dare_29309">{{Cite DARE|29309}}</ref> but others equivocate or disagree.<ref>tentatively equating, {{Barrington Atlas|page=55}}</ref><ref>rejecting and proposing a wholly different site, Homero, ''Ilíada'', edición de José García Blanco y Luis M. Macía Aparicio p.87, and accompanying note, Madrid: CSIC, 1991. {{in lang|es}}</ref>

The site of Armenium is located near the modern site of Petra.<ref>{{Barrington Atlas|page=55}}</ref><ref name="cite_dare_29309" />

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Category:Populated places in ancient Thessaly Category:Former populated places in Greece Category:Pelasgiotis