Thessaly

Proper noun

Meaning

Thessaly

A region in north-central Greece; one of its 13 peripheries. It contains the prefectures of Karditsa, Larissa, Magnesia and Trikala.

Examples

A 2.8% decrease in the population since 2001 was noted, but Thessaly remains the third largest region in the country in terms of population. Source: Internet

Achilles' Myrmidons carry Hektor back to Troy and Achilles back to their camp and the next morning head back to Thessaly. Source: Internet

Also in The Kindly Ones, Thessaly provides Lyta Hall with protection and sanctuary from Dream while he is being targeted for death by the Furies, who are using Hall as a vessel. Source: Internet

During the siege of Atrax ( Thessaly ) by the Roman legions in 198 BC, the Macedonian phalanx proved to be nigh impenetrable when charged up front, even by the best trained soldiers of Rome. Source: Internet

By the late 9th and early 10th centuries, Bulgaria extended to Epirus and Thessaly in the south, Bosnia in the west and controlled all of present-day Romania and eastern Hungary to the north. Source: Internet

Chios had been settled by pre-Hellenic tribesmen from Thessaly, but the language remains unknown. Source: Internet

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