Ithome (Thessaly)

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Map showing ancient Thessaly. Ithome is shown in the west centre south of Tricca.

Ithome (Ancient Greek: Ἰθώμη) was a town of Histiaeotis in ancient Thessaly, described by Homer as the "rocky Ithome",^[1] is placed by Strabo within a quadrangle formed by the four cities, Tricca, Metropolis, Pelinnaeum, and Gomphi.^[2] It occupied the site of the castle which stands on the summit above the modern village of Fanari (in the modern municipality of Ithomi, which reflects the ancient name).^[3][4] Visiting the place in the nineteenth century, William Martin Leake observed, near the north-western face of the castle, some remains of a very ancient Hellenic wall, consisting of a few large masses of stone, roughly hewn on the outside, but accurately joined to one another without cement.^[5]

The town's original name was Thome (Θώμη).^[6] Other names borne by the town were Thoumaion (Θούμαιον),^[4] Thamai (Θαμαι),^[4] and Thamiai (Θαμιαι).^[3]