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Ancient tribes in Thessaly mentioned by Homer or other poets were: Aeolians, Magnetes, Perrhaebi and Pelasgians. The name of Thessaly recorded epigraphically in Aeolic variants * Πετταλία, Πετθαλία, Φετταλία, Θετταλία. [1] Thessalian grave stela of a man dressed as a hunter
Thessaly (/ ˈ θ ɛ s ə l i / THESS-ə-lee; Greek: Θεσσαλία, romanized: Thessalía [θesaˈli.a]; ancient Thessalian: Πετθαλία, Petthalía) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name.
[citation needed] Thessalian Olympus is the highest peak in any territory with Greek settlement and came to be seen as the "Pan-Hellenic" representative of the mythological seat of the gods, by at least the 5th century BC, as Herodotus (1.56) identifies Olympus as the peak in Thessaly.
20 Οκτ 2016 · In the northwest corner of Thessaly, just beyond the town of Kalambaka rise sandstone peaks where monks settled in around the 11th century. The clifftop monasteries of Meteora are a marvelous sight to gaze at, but why were these nearly inaccessible retreats built there in the first place?
5 Σεπ 2018 · Mount Olympus and the Olympian Gods. On the border between the ancient lands of Macedonia and Thessaly, about 50 miles southwest of Thessalonica, is the highest mountain in Greece, famous in antiquity as the home of the 12 Olympian gods.
31 Ιουλ 2024 · Only a few hours from Athens, in the Valley of Thessaly near the town of Kalambaka, lies one of Greece’s most astonishing religious sites: the Monasteries of Meteora!
Rightfully deserving the title of the heart of Greece, as its location is the center of the mainland, Thessaly is a miniature replica of the country with majestic islands, magnificent mountains, impressive religious monuments, quaint mountain villages and excellent hospitality.
