Pieria

[ pahy-eer-ee-uh ]

noun

1. a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.

Pieria

/ paɪˈɪərɪə /

noun

1. a region of ancient Macedonia, west of the Gulf of Salonika: site of the Pierian Spring

Example Sentences

Pieria's: used for Pierian, from Pierus, a mountain of Thessaly sacred to the muses.

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The principal place of his residence is thought to have been in Pieria near mount Hmus.

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They were likewise to be found in the countries of Edonia, Pieria, and Peonia: in one of which they founded a city and temple.

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There were however some curious hymns, which used to be of old sung in Pieria, and Samothracia; and which Onomacritus copied.

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The oldest seat of the worship of the Muses was Pieria in Thrace, where they were supposed to have first seen the light of day.

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