Gyrton, Thessaly

An ancient city-state of Perrhaebia in Thessaly, Greece, situated in a fertile plain between the Titaresius and Peneius rivers. Mentioned by Homer in the Iliad and described as opulent by Apollonius Rhodius, it was the legendary home of the Phlegyae people. The Gyrtonians sent aid to Athens during the Peloponnesian War. The acropolis and lower city at the site of Mourlari were fortified with slate walls, possibly from the Archaic Period, and traces of Neolithic settlement have been found. Gyrton minted silver and bronze coins in the 4th century BCE depicting a horse, Apollo, and Zeus.