GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
PTELEUM (town in Phthiotis)
Ancient town of Thessaly
- Kind of place
- Town
- Region
- Phthiotis
- Where
- 39.03° N, 22.97° E
Pteleum is situated on grassy lands and rises to a considerable height. Iliad 2 ¶55 The town is situated within the territory of Phthiotis. Strabo 9.5.14
Described in the sources
It stretches on one side to the Corcyraean Sea. Strabo 7.fragments.6 It stretches on the other side to the Leucadian Sea. Strabo 7.fragments.6 Pteleon is identified as a grove located in the region of Thessaly. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.15 ¶1 Pteleum is located after Antron when traveling toward the Peneius river. Strabo 9.5.8