Pherae

Pherae (Greek: Φεραί) was a city and polis (city-state)[1] in southeastern Ancient Thessaly.

[4][5] In Homer Pherae was the home of King Admetus and his wife, Alcestis, (whom Heracles went into Hades to rescue), as well as their son Eumelus (who was one of the suitors of Helen and led the Achaean forces of Pherae and Iolcus in the Trojan War) (Iliad 2.711; Odyssey 4.798).

On his death his son Jason became dictator and by around 374 BC extended his rule throughout Thessaly.

After Jason's assassination and that of his successor, Polydorus, Alexander ruled Pherae with great harshness until he was killed by his wife, Thebe, in 359 BC, and Thessaly was conquered by the Thebans.

Philip of Macedon conquered Pherae in 352 BC and subjected Thessaly to Macedonian rule.