Ira (Messenia)
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Ira (Ancient Greek: Ἰρά), or Ire (Ἱρὴ), was a town of ancient Messenia, mentioned by Homer in the Iliad ,[1] as one of the seven towns which Agamemnon offered to Achilles. It is identified with either the later Abia on the Messenian Gulf,[2] or the later Eira.[3] Its location necessarily depends on which identification is accepted.
References
[edit ]- ^ Homer. Iliad . Vol. 9.150, 9.292.
- ^ Public Domain Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ira". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . London: John Murray.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ira". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . London: John Murray.
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