GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
GERGIS (city in Troad)
Ancient city of the Troad, Bayramiç District, Turkey
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Troad
- Where
- 39.90° N, 26.61° E
The city is located near the Trojan Ida. Athenaeus 6.68 A Gerginian descendant of Teucer, a Trojan slave, settled in Gergis and brought some Mysians to inhabit the city. Athenaeus 6.68
Described in the sources
A former city named Gergitheis existed in the same area as Gergitha. Athenaeus 6.68 +1 Gergitha was the birthplace of Cephalon the Gergithian. Strabo 13.1.19 Gergitha is listed among towns in the region that no longer exist. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 5.32 ¶1
Stories and history
The city was founded by a group of people called the Gergithi. Strabo 13.1.19 Attalus destroyed the original stronghold of Gergitha in the Troad and moved its inhabitants to this village. Strabo 13.1.70