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Aea or Aia ( grc, Αἶα) or Aeaea or Aiaia () was a town in Malis in
ancient Thessaly Thessaly or Thessalia ( Attic Greek: , ''Thessalía'' or , ''Thettalía'') was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece. During the Mycenaean period, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, a name that continued to be used for one of the major tribe ...
. It was mentioned by
Sophocles Sophocles (; grc, Σοφοκλῆς, , Sophoklễs; 497/6 – winter 406/5 BC)Sommerstein (2002), p. 41. is one of three ancient Greek tragedians, at least one of whose plays has survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or c ...
. It was presumably a harbour town, and its site has not been located.


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Populated places in ancient Thessaly Former populated places in Greece Malis (region) Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientThessaly-geo-stub