Cyphus
Town of Perrhaebia in ancient Thessaly
Cyphus or Kyphos (Ancient Greek: Κύφος) was a town of Perrhaebia in ancient Thessaly, which, according to Homer's Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad, supplied 22 ships for the Trojan War.[1] It is placed by Strabo at the foot of Mount Olympus.[2] According to Stephanus of Byzantium,[3] there were two cities of the name of Cyphus, one mentioned by Homer, and the other by Lycophron;[4] but in this he appears to have been mistaken.[5]
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Cyphus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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