It derived its name from Thymoetas, a king of Attica, possessed a port, from which Theseus secretly set sail on his expedition to Crete.
[2] It is a small circular harbour at the entrance to the bay of Salamis.
Xypete, Peiraeeus, Phalerum, and Thymoetadae formed the τετράκωμοι,[3] which had a temple of Heracles in common (τετράκωμον Ἡρακλεῖον).
[6] The σισύραι, or garments of goatskins of Thymoetadae, appear to have been celebrated.
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