Ira (Messenia)

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

  1. ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 9.150, 9.292.
  2. ^  Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ira". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
  3. ^ Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

 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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