For the modern Greek administrative unit, see Imathia. For the town of ancient Thrace, see Emathia (Thrace).
Emathia (Greek: Ἠμαθία) was the name of the plain opposite the Thermaic Gulf when the Кingdom of Macedon was formed. The name was used to define the area between the rivers Aliakmon and Loudias, which, because it was the center of the kingdom, was also called Macedonia.[1] Emathia was one of the six earliest provinces of Macedon and was bordered on the west by Orestis, on the north was separated from Bisaltia by river Loudias, and on the south was separated from Pieria by river Aliakmon.
Emathia was named after the Samothracian king Emathion and not after the local Emathus. The etymology of the name is of Homeric Greek origin - ‘amathos’= sandy soil, opp. to sea-sand (psámathos = ψάμαθος); in plural the links or dunes by the sea, [compare êmathóeis = ἠμαθόεις/ἠμᾰθόεις (masc.), ēmathóessa = ἠμαθόεσσα (fem.), ēmathóen = ἠμαθόεν (neut.) epic for amathóeis/ámathos = ἀμᾰθόεις ἄμαθος[2] and êmathoessa (see above)[3] 'sandy', i. e. the coastal, sandy/swampy land around Axius river, in contrast to mountainous Macedonia, probably also intended as 'laying large land' (cf. PIE *mē-2, *m-e-t- 'to mow, to reap').[4]
Classical sources
Homer,[5] who makes no mention of Macedonia, places Emathia as a region next to Pieria.
but Hera darted down and left the peak of Olympus; on Pieria she stepped and lovely Emathia, and sped over the snowy mountains of the Thracian horsemen, even over their topmost peaks, nor grazed she the ground with her feet; and from Athos she stepped upon the billowy sea, and so came to Lemnos, the city of godlike Thoas
The Homeric name was renewed mainly in Roman times and Ptolemy mentions some cities of Emathia. In Nonnus, Dionysiaca 48.6 Typhoeus having stripped the mountains of Emathia, he cast the rocky missiles at Dionysus. In Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.313[6] the daughters of Pierus say: we grant Emathia's plains, to where uprise Paeonia's peaks of snow. The Emathian or Emathius dux is a frequently used name by Latin poets for Alexander the Great, as in Milton, the Emathian conqueror . Strabo [7] relates that what is now called Macedonia was in earlier times called Emathia but since Homer, the earliest source considers Emathia only a region next to Pieria, Strabo's reference should be interpreted in the Roman era context of Emathia's name reviving. The same stands for Latin writers[8] who name Thessaly as Emathia ; Macedonia (Roman province) included Thessaly. In 12.462 of Metamorphoses, an Emathian Halesus is killed by the centaur Latreus and in Catullus 64. 324, Peleus is Emathiae tutamen (protector).
Polybius (23.10.4) mentions that Emathia was earliest called Paeonia and Strabo (frg 7.38) that Paeonia was extended to Pieria and Pelagonia. According to Hammond[9] the references are related to Bronze Age period before the Trojan War.
emathia, modern, greek, administrative, unit, imathia, town, ancient, thrace, thrace, greek, Ἠμαθία, name, plain, opposite, thermaic, gulf, when, Кingdom, macedon, formed, name, used, define, area, between, rivers, aliakmon, loudias, which, because, center, ki. For the modern Greek administrative unit see Imathia For the town of ancient Thrace see Emathia Thrace Emathia Greek Ἠma8ia was the name of the plain opposite the Thermaic Gulf when the Kingdom of Macedon was formed The name was used to define the area between the rivers Aliakmon and Loudias which because it was the center of the kingdom was also called Macedonia 1 Emathia was one of the six earliest provinces of Macedon and was bordered on the west by Orestis on the north was separated from Bisaltia by river Loudias and on the south was separated from Pieria by river Aliakmon Contents 1 Etymology 2 Classical sources 3 Towns 4 ReferencesEtymology EditEmathia was named after the Samothracian king Emathion and not after the local Emathus The etymology of the name is of Homeric Greek origin amathos sandy soil opp to sea sand psamathos psama8os in plural the links or dunes by the sea compare emathoeis ἠma8oeis ἠmᾰ8oeis masc emathoessa ἠma8oessa fem emathoen ἠma8oen neut epic for amathoeis amathos ἀmᾰ8oeis ἄma8os 2 and emathoessa see above 3 sandy i e the coastal sandy swampy land around Axius river in contrast to mountainous Macedonia probably also intended as laying large land cf PIE me 2 m e t to mow to reap 4 Classical sources EditHomer 5 who makes no mention of Macedonia places Emathia as a region next to Pieria but Hera darted down and left the peak of Olympus on Pieria she stepped and lovely Emathia and sped over the snowy mountains of the Thracian horsemen even over their topmost peaks nor grazed she the ground with her feet and from Athos she stepped upon the billowy sea and so came to Lemnos the city of godlike Thoas The Homeric name was renewed mainly in Roman times and Ptolemy mentions some cities of Emathia In Nonnus Dionysiaca 48 6 Typhoeus having stripped the mountains of Emathia he cast the rocky missiles at Dionysus In Ovid Metamorphoses 5 313 6 the daughters of Pierus say we grant Emathia s plains to where uprise Paeonia s peaks of snow The Emathian or Emathius dux is a frequently used name by Latin poets for Alexander the Great as in Milton the Emathian conqueror Strabo 7 relates that what is now called Macedonia was in earlier times called Emathia but since Homer the earliest source considers Emathia only a region next to Pieria Strabo s reference should be interpreted in the Roman era context of Emathia s name reviving The same stands for Latin writers 8 who name Thessaly as Emathia Macedonia Roman province included Thessaly In 12 462 of Metamorphoses an Emathian Halesus is killed by the centaur Latreus and in Catullus 64 324 Peleus is Emathiae tutamen protector Polybius 23 10 4 mentions that Emathia was earliest called Paeonia and Strabo frg 7 38 that Paeonia was extended to Pieria and Pelagonia According to Hammond 9 the references are related to Bronze Age period before the Trojan War Towns EditThe most important towns of Emathia were Aigai first capital and holy city of Macedonia Beria modern Veria Kition modern Naoussa Alexander the Great with settlers from this area founded Emathia in Syria References Edit Herodotus Histories Book VII 127 Liddell Scott Jones amathos Pulon emathoenta Odyssey 1 93 Pokorny Pokorny s dictionary Iliad 14 226 The nine Muses and the nine Magpipes Strab Frag 7 11 Lucan 1 1 6 360 7 166 Prehistoy of Macedonia i 418 n 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emathia amp oldid 1146062735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
