Thessaly

Mount Olympus area

Thessaly is a region in central Greece, a broad plain surrounded by mountains including Mount Olympus to the north.

In Greek mythology, it was home to the centaurs and the setting for many legendary events.

The name appears in historical and literary contexts: the plains of Thessaly, Thessalian cavalry.

geography

Larissa

Thessaly's capital city

Aegean

mythology

centaurs

Horse-bodied humanoids

  • ChironLearned centaur of antiquity
  • JasonCommon masculine name
  • ArgonautsLegendary Greek seafaring heroes

Achilles · Asclepius · heroes · legends · Hellenic · ancient

terrain

mountains

Tall elevated landmasses

elevation · foothills · gorges · Tempe · passes · plateaus · slopes · ridges · lowlands · fertile plains

agriculture

grain

Cereal plant's harvest unit

horses · pastures · farming · fertile · breadbasket · cultivation · viticulture · herding · sheep · goats

Opposites
Greek geographic type

ThessalyCyclades

Circular Greek island group

Crete · Rhodes · Santorini · Corfu · Lesbos

Greek terrain character

ThessalyArcadia

Greek region or paradise

Peloponnese · Crete · Macedonia

ancient Greek regional identity

ThessalyAthens

Greece's capital city

Corinth · Ionia · Rhodes · Attica · Piraeus

Family

Thessaloniki, Thessalonica

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