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(Μήθυμνα; Mḗthymna). City on the north coast of the island of Lesbos, formerly Molivos, today again officially M., on a hill jutting into the sea. M. was one of the five póleis of Lesbos (Hdt. 1,151; Strab. 13,2,2) with a considerable amount of territory after the subjugation of Arisbe (c. 600 BC). The ancient history of M. was dominated by continual rivalry with Mytilene.
M. was involved in the founding of Assus in Asia Minor (Strab.…