Amyrus

Amyrus or Amyros (Ancient Greek: Ἄμυρος)[1] was a town and polis (city-state) in Ancient Thessaly,[2] in the western part of Magnesia,[3] situated on a river of the same name falling into the lake Boebēis.

It is mentioned by Hesiod as the "vine-bearing Amyrus.

"[4] The surrounding country is called the Amyric plain (τὸ Ἀμυρικὸν πέδιον) by Polybius.

[5] Modern scholas identify the location of Amyrus at a place called Palaiokastro (old fort) at the modern village of Gerakari.

This article about a location in ancient Thessaly is a stub.

Map showing the principal cities of ancient Thessaly. Amyrus is shown to the east of centre, just inside the borders of Magnesia.