Ira (Messenia)

Ira (Ancient Greek: Ἰρά), or Ire (Ἱρὴ), was a town of ancient Messenia, mentioned by Homer in the Iliad,[1] as one of the seven towns which Agamemnon offered to Achilles. It is identified with either the later Abia on the Messenian Gulf,[2] or the later Eira.[3] Its location necessarily depends on which identification is accepted.

References

1. Homer. Iliad. 9.150, 9.292.
2.  Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ira". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
3. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ira". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.