Pyrrha or Pyrra () was a town on the coast of the deep bay on the west of the island of

Lesbos Lesbos or Lesvos ( ) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of , with approximately of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, eighth largest ...

, which had so narrow an entrance that it was called the Euripus of Pyrrha. It was situated at a distance of 80 stadia from

Mytilene Mytilene (; ) is the capital city, capital of the Greece, Greek island of Lesbos, and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean. It was fo ...

and 100 from Cape Malea. In the Lesbian revolt the town sided with Mytilene, but was reconquered by Paches. In

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's time the town no longer existed, but the suburbs and port were still inhabited.

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reports that Pyrrha had been swallowed up by the sea. The site of Pyrrha is located near modern Megale Limne.

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Populated places in the ancient Aegean islands Former populated places in Greece Ancient Lesbos {{AncientAegean-geo-stub