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phthia

/ˈ(f)θaɪə/

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What does phthia mean?

proper noun

  1. A city in ancient Thessaly, Greece.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈ(f)θaɪə/

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/ˈ(f)θiːə//ˈpɪθiə/

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To Aeacides were born of Phthia, Deidamia and Troas daughters, and Pyrrhus a son.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
“Or have you alone heard some news from Phthia? They say that Menœtius lives yet, son of Actor, And Peleus lives, son of Æacus, among the Myrmidons, Either of whom having died, we should greatly grieve.”
Henry David ThoreauWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #205
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Briseis also makes her appearance among the mourners, avowing that, "when her husband had been slain in battle, and her native city laid in ashes, this generous man prevented her tears, averring to her, that she should be the wife of her conqueror, and that he would himself spread the nuptial banquet for her in the hero's native kingdom of Phthia."
William GodwinThoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the AuthorProject Gutenberg ebook #743