place
Phthia
also: Φθίη
Achilles' homeland in Thessaly, ruled by his father Peleus; Achilles repeatedly threatens, and finally almost undertakes, to sail home there rather than fight on at Troy.
Reading notes
- The Iliad §1.149 Phthia
Achilles's homeland in Thessaly, ruled by his father Peleus; he repeatedly threatens — and in Book 9 is urged, and briefly tempted, to actually undertake — sailing home there rather than dying at Troy.