Thyrea
Thyrĕa, æ, f. (Θυρέα), bourg de Laconie : Plin. 4, 16.
THYREA
THY´REA, THYREA´TIS. [CYNURIA]
Thyrea
(Θυρέα). The chief town in Cynuria, the district on the borders of Laconia and Argolis, was situated upon a height on the bay of the sea called after it Sinus Thyreātes. The territory of Thyrea was called Thyreātis.
Thyrea
Thyrea, district of Argolis
- named after Thyraeus: Paus. 8.3.3
- its possession contested by Lacedaemonians and Argives: Paus. 2.38.5, Paus. 3.7.5, Paus. 10.9.12
- given by Lacedaemonians to exiled Aeginetans: Paus. 2.29.5, Paus. 2.38.5
- road from Tegea to: Paus. 8.54.4
- Gulf of: Paus. 2.38.7, Paus. 8.3.3