
فرای
Sign in to savethumb|350px|Map showing ancient Thessaly. Pherae is shown to the east centre. thumb|right|240px|The Hyperian Fountain at Pherae, with Ottoman mosques, Edward Dodwell. Pherae (Greek: Φεραί) was a city and polis (city-state) in southeastern Ancient Thessaly. One of the oldest Thessalian cities, it was located in the southeast corner of Pelasgiotis. According to Strabo, it was near Lake Boebeïs 90 stadia from Pagasae, its harbor on the Gulf of Pagasae (Geography 9.5). The site is in the modern community of Velestino.
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Rigas Feraios Municipality
- Location
- Velestino
- Image
- Tessalia.png
Show 4 more facts
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- described at URL
- odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2616
- culture
- Ancient Greece
- native label
- Φερές
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Gallery (4)
On the map
3 mapped locations