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Who led a brave band of Dolopian slingers,
The words of the poet are to be understood according to the
figure of the grammarians, by which something is suppressed,
for it would be ridiculous for the king to engage in the expe-
dition,
Who were to aid the javelins of the Danai, tamers of horses.
(I live at the extremity of Phthia, chief of the Dolopians, note)
Il. ix. 480.
From this it appears that Homer considered the forces under Achilles and Phoenix as constituting one body; but the places mentioned as being under the authority of Achilles, are subjects of controversy.
Some have understood Pelasgic Argos to be a Thessalian city, formerly situated near Larisa, but now no longer in existence. Others do not understand a city to be meant by this name, but the Thessalian plain, and to have been so called by Abas, who established a colony there from Argos. 6
With respect to Phthia, some suppose it to be the same
as Hellas and Achaia, and that these countries form the southern portion in the division of Thessaly into two parts. But
others distinguish Phthia and Hellas. The poet seems to distinguish them in these verses;
they who occupied Phthia and Hellas, note
Il. ii. 683.
Then far away through wide Greece I fled and came to Phthia, note
Il. ix. 498.
There are many Achaean women in Hellas and Phthia. note
Il. ix. 395.
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Strabo, Geography (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Str.].