(Θεσσαλία/Thessalía 'Thessaly'; Θεσσαλοί/Thessaloí 'Thessalians', also Θεθαλοί/Thethaloí and Φεταλοί/Phetaloí or Πετθαλοί/Petthaloí: [6]).
I. Geography
Northern Greek tribe/territory between Macedonia, Epirus and central Greece. At 9,790 km2, the region of the tetrads of Thessaliotis, Hestiaiotis, Pelasgiotis and Phthiotis (1) was the largest Greek tribal region (Str. 9,4,18). Surrounded by high m…