Themiscyra Plain

Themiscyra (/ˌθɛmɪˈskɪrə/; Greek: Θεμίσκυρα Themiskyra) was a plain in the north of Pontus, about the mouths of the rivers Iris (mod. Yeşil) and Thermodon (mod. Terme), with the city Themiscyra.

"It was a rich and beautiful district, ever verdant, and supplying food for numberless herds of oxen and horses. The Themiscyra Plain also produced great abundance of grain, especially pannick and millet; and the southern parts near the mountains furnished a variety of fruits, such as grapes, apples, pears, and nuts in such quantities that they were suffered to waste on the trees."[1]

Strabo describes this plain as the native country of the Amazons.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Aeschylus Prometheus Bound 722; Bibliotheca ii. 5; Apollonius of Rhodes, ii. 370; Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia vi. 3, xxiv. 102
  2. ↑ Strabo ii. p. 126; xii. pp. 547f
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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