Thetidium or Thetidion or Thetideion ( grc, Θετίδιον, Θετίδειον, or Θεστίδειον) was a town in
Thessaliotis in
ancient Thessaly, close to
Pharsalus, where Flamininus encamped at the end of the second march from
Pherae towards
Scotussa, before the
Battle of Cynoscephalae. It derived its name from
Thetis, the mother of
Achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus ( grc-gre, Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's ''Iliad''. He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, k ...
, the national hero of the
Achaean Phthiotae.
Its site is at a location called Agios Athanasios or Kato Dasolofos, within the boundaries of the modern village of
Thetidio
Thetidio is a small village located in Thessaly, central Greece. It is named after Thetis, the mother of Achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus ( grc-gre, Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all ...
, which echoes the ancient name.
References
Populated places in ancient Thessaly
Former populated places in Greece
Thessaliotis
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