Aea or Aia ( grc, Αἶα) or Aeaea or Aiaia () was a town in Malis in

ancient Thessaly Thessaly or Thessalia (Attic Greek: , ''Thessalía'' or , ''Thettalía'') was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece. During the Mycenaean period, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, a name that continued to be used for one of the major tribes ...

. It was mentioned by

Sophocles Sophocles (; grc, Σοφοκλῆς, , Sophoklễs; 497/6 – winter 406/5 BC)Sommerstein (2002), p. 41. is one of three ancient Greek tragedians, at least one of whose plays has survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or co ...

. It was presumably a harbour town, and its site has not been located.

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Populated places in ancient Thessaly Former populated places in Greece Malis (region) Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientThessaly-geo-stub