A city on the Peloponnesian Peninsula.
Agamemnon, commander-in-chief of the Achaian army during the Trojan War, tried to placate Achilles with bribes to end their feud. Among other things, Agamemnon offered to give Achilles Hire and six other cities. Achilles remained adamant and would not accept the gifts or forgive Agamemnon. Hire and the other cities offered by Agamemnon were near the sea and purported to be prosperous and fertile.
