Pityeia

Pityeia or Pityea (Πιτύεια) was a town of ancient Mysia, on the coast of the Propontis, between Parium and Priapus. It is mentioned in the Trojan Battle Order by Homer in the Iliad.[1] It is also mentioned by Apollonius of Rhodes,[2] Strabo,[3] and Stephanus of Byzantium.[4] It is said to have derived its name from the firs which grew there in abundance.

Its site is unlocated.

  1. ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.829.
  2. ^ 1.933
  3. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 13.588. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  4. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.