GYRTON (city in Perrhaebia)
Ancient city of Thessaly, Greece
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Perrhaebia
- People of myth here
- Ixion
- Where
- 39.76° N, 22.44° E
Gyrton is situated at the base of Mount Olympus. Strabo 7.fragments.16 Gyrton is located at the mouth of the river Peneus on the right side. Strabo 7.fragments.14 Gyrton is a city belonging to the Perrhaebi people, and its inhabitants are referred to as the Gyrtonii. Strabo 7.fragments.14
Described in the sources
Gyrton was a settlement held by troops led by Polypoetes. Iliad 2 ¶60 +1 The city of Crannon is situated one hundred stadia away from Gyrton. Strabo 7.fragments.14 +1 The city belonged to the district of Perrhaebis. Strabo 9.5.19 Gyrton is listed as a town within the region of Thessaly. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.16 ¶1 Coronus, the son of Caeneus, originated from the city of Gyrton. Argonautica 1 ¶10
Stories and history
The Lapithae took possession of Gyrtone after reducing the Perrhaebi. Strabo 9.5.19 Some claim Homer's reference to Phlegyes actually means the people of Gyrton. Strabo 7.fragments.14