Pedasus or Pedasos (Ancient Greek: Πήδασος), also known as Pedasa (Πήδασα),[1] was a small town of ancient Mysia, on the river Satnioeis. It is mentioned by Homer in the Iliad,[2] but was deserted in the time of Strabo.[3] Strabo (p. 584) mentions it among the towns of the Leleges, which were destroyed by Achilles.[4] Pliny the Elder imagines that Pedasus was the same place as that which subsequently bore the name of Adramyttium; but as Homer distinctly places it on the river Satnioeis, the supposition is impossible.[5]
Its site is unlocated.[6]
References
edit- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 6.35, 20.92, 21.87.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiii. p. 605. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiii. p. 605. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.32.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Pedasus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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