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Phthira

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Phthira (Ancient Greek: Φθίρα) was a mountain in ancient Caria, inhabited by the Phthires, a non-Greek people. It is evidently the same as the Phtheiron oros (Φθειρῶν ὄρος) called "wood-crowned" by Homer in the Iliad,[1] which, according to Hecataeus, was identical with Mount Latmus, but which others supposed to be the same as Mount Grium, running parallel to Mount Latmus.[2]

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  1. ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.868.
  2. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiv. p.635. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.

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