Aesyme or Aisyme ( grc, Αίσύμη) is a town named by
Homer in the ''
Iliad'' as the place of origin of
Castianeira, mother of
Gorgythion, who was fathered by
Priam
In Greek mythology, Priam (; grc-gre, Πρίαμος, ) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.
Etymology
Mo ...
, king of
Troy.
Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephanus or Stephan of Byzantium ( la, Stephanus Byzantinus; grc-gre, Στέφανος Βυζάντιος, ''Stéphanos Byzántios''; centuryAD), was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled ''Ethni ...
identifies it as the same place as
Oesyme, a
Thasian colony in
Pieris
Pieris may refer to:
Organisms
* ''Pieris'' (plant), the andromeda or fetterbush, a plant genus in the family Ericaceae
* ''Pieris'' (butterfly), the garden whites, a butterfly genus in the family Pieridae
* ''Pieris'', a synonym of the genus ...
in
ancient Thrace.
References
Populated places in ancient Thrace
Former populated places in Greece
Locations in the Iliad
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