Phylace (Magnesia)

For other uses, see Phylace (disambiguation).

Phylace /ˈfɪləsi/ (Greek: Φυλάκη) was a Thessalian city west of the Gulf of Pagasae. According to Greek mythology, this city was founded by Phylacus. In Ancient Greece, Phylace was a kingdom. Its king, Protesilaus, was the first Greek hero killed in the Trojan War. Phylace (Greek: Φυλάκη, Fylaki) today is a tiny village in the Magnesia regional unit, in central Greece, near Almyros.

References

Geographical Dictionary of Greek Mythology - Apd.1.9.12; Apd.Ep.3.14; Arg.1.45; Hom.Il.2.695, 2.700, 13.696, 15.335; Hom.Od.11.290, 15.236.

Coordinates: 39°15′04″N 22°34′48″E / 39.251°N 22.580°E / 39.251; 22.580

Subdivisions of the municipality of Almyros

Municipal unit of Almyros	Almyros Anthotopos Efxeinoupoli Fylaki Kofoi Kokkotoi Kroki Platanos

Municipal unit of Anavra	Anavra

Municipal unit of Pteleos	Achilleio Agioi Theodoroi Pteleos

Municipal unit of Sourpi	Agia Triada Agios Ioannis Amaliapoli Drymonas Sourpi Vrynaina

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