A city on the Peloponnesian Peninsula near the Alpheios (Alpheus) River.
According to the Iliad, King Nestor of Pylos commanded the Achaian soldiers from Thryon and other cities on the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Thryon was mentioned as the crossing point or ford of the Alpheios River.
The geographer Strabo (first century BCE) concluded that Thryon and Thryoessa were in fact the same city. The name was changed to Epitalium in Strabo's time and the city is now known as Epitalio.
Latitude North, Longitude East
37.6302, 21.4924
| References: Homer, Iliad book 2, line 592 Strabo, Geography book 8.3.24 |