Teuthrania
Sign in to saveTeuthrania () was an Ancient Greek town in northwest Anatolia in the region of Mysia, and the name of its surrounding district on the river Caicus. It was near the powerful city and region of Pergamon. Tradition associated it with the legendary Mysian king Teuthras. According to Strabo, Teuthrania was situated between the Anatolian cities of Elaea, Pitane, and Atarneus.
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Teuthrania () was an Ancient Greek town in northwest Anatolia in the region of Mysia, and the name of its surrounding district on the river Caicus. It was near the powerful city and region of Pergamon. Tradition associated it with the legendary Mysian king Teuthras. According to Strabo, Teuthrania was situated between the Anatolian cities of Elaea, Pitane, and Atarneus.
Teuthrania featured in various ancient myths and historical traditions. Strabo wrote that Teuthras adopted a youth named Telephus as his son and successor. Telephus was a son of Heracles. (A character named Eurypylus, said to be a son of Telephus, appears in the Odyssey as the ruler of the Ceteii).
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