Phthia

Phthia ( ancient Greek Φθία or dialect Φθίη / Phthíê ) In Greek mythology, more precisely in Homer, originally a city and district in the south of Thessaly, the synonymous ( Central Greece ), which namesake later merged into the landscape Phthiotis. Phthia consists of the Sperchiostal and the northern coast of the Gulf of Malia. It is that of Aeacus (Latin Aeacus ) founded kingdom of Peleus and his son Achilles the birthplace and home of the Myrmidons.

The founder and eponym of the city Phthia (or eponyms Phthia ) is Phthios (Latin Phthius ), son of Poseidon and Larissa, brother of Achaeus and Pelasgos.

The first post-Flood king is mentioned Deucalion, which is said to have occurred over Lykorea at the Parnassos mountain pass in Thessaly and expelled the Pelasgians.

Archaeological evidence for the localization of the place could not be provided until now, although it is usually associated with the city Farsala, a region is generally around the Othrys Mountains ( there is the region of darkness ) is assumed.

In Plato 's Crito work, a dream will be referred at one point to Phthia, concerning the philosopher Socrates has had, which is waiting in prison for his execution. He tells his friend Crito, that he one day later arrives at his new home as he expected, as he interpreted a dream, who tells him that he is executed on the next day:

" Socrates: It seemed to me as if a beautiful, shapely woman with white clothes came up done on me, called me and told me :" O Socrates, you möchtst on the third day in the clumpy Phthia get "! "

" F.D.E. Schleiermacher, 1805 "

Phthia is also the woman's name for a series of characters in Greek mythology.

Literature and References

• Ernst Meyer: Phthia, in: Der Kleine Pauly, Vol 4 (1979 ), Sp 831

• Place in Greek mythology
• Thessaly