All the places that participated in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks according to the Iliad
Below is a list of all the areas mentioned by Homer, in their original names. Bold text is used for areas that retain their name, places that still exist and are inhabited or are unearthed ancient settlements. However, please keep in mind that my English transliteration might be all over the place, as I transliterated them on my own straight from the ancient text.
Boeotia: Aulis, Skhinos, Eteonos, Skolos, Thespia (nowadays Thespies), Mykalissos, Graea (nowadays Tanagra, do I keep it? It’s also the origin of the name Graecia > Greece), Arma, Eilesio, Erythres (nowadays a part of Attica), Yli (built near the lake that is still called Yliki), Peteonas, Okalei, Medeon, Thisvi, Koronia, Aliartos, Plateae, Ypothives, Oghistos, Arni (later Chaeronia), Mideia, Nisa, Anthidona (nowadays the area belongs to Euboea), Orchomenos, Minio, Asplidona.
Orchomenos
Phocis: Kyparissos, Pythona, Krissa (now Khrisso), Daulis, Panopeas, Anemoria, Iampolis, area around Kifisos river, Lilaea.
Daulis
Locris (present-day parts of Phocis and Aetolia-Acarnania): Kalliaros, Cynus, Opus, Avyies, Vissa, Skarfi, Tarfi, Thronio (the nearby settlement nowadays is Neo (new) Thronio, in Phthiotis).
Euboea island: Chalcis, Eretria, Istiaea, Kirinthos, Styra, Karystos (a 100% there, well done Euboea)
Chalcis
Athens
Salamina island
Argos (also called Argolis): Argos, Tiryntha, Hermione, Asini, Troezen, Heiones, Epidaurus, Aegina island, Masita, Mycenae.
Aegina island
Corinth, Kleones, Sikyona (nowadays Sikyonies), Tonoessa, Yperisia, Aegio, Pellini, Aegialos, Eliki.
Ruins of Ancient Kleones
Lacedaemona (also called Laconia): Sparta, Fari, Messi, Vrysies (could it be associated to the current village Vryses?), Avyies (could it be associated to the current town Aeyes?), Amykles, Elos, Loeo, Oitylon.
Oitylon
Pylos, Arini, Thryo, around Alfios river, Kyparissienta (nowadays Kyparissia), Amphiyenia, Pteleos, Elos, Dorion.
Kyparissia
Arcadia: Mount Kyllini, Feneos, Ripi, Stratia, Orchomenos, Enispi, Mantineia, Stymphalos, Parrasia.
Mount Kyllini
Ilida, Vouprasio, Yrmini, Myrsinos (nowadays Myrsini), Olenia, Alisio. Echinae islands (nowadays Echinades), Doulihion island.
Echinades islands
Cephalonia island, Ithaca island, Krokylia, Aeyilipa, Sami, Zakynthos island.
Beach in Sami, Cephalonia island.
Aetolia: Pleuron, Olenos, Pyllini, Chalcis, Calydona.
Ancient theatre found in Pleuron
Crete island: Knossos, Gortyna, Militos (there is a place named Milatos nowdays, not sure it’s the same), Lyktos (nearby village named Lyttos), Lykasto, Phaestos, Rytio.
Gortyna.
Rhodes island: Lindos, Ialysos, Kameiros.
Lindos
Symi island, Nisyros island, Krapathos island (nowadays called Karpathos), Kasos island, Kos island, Kalydnes island (nowadays Kalymnos...do I keep it?)
Nisyros island
Halos, Alopi, Trihina, Phthia, Hellas. (Note: Homer now jumps north, towards Thessaly. He already mentioned regions of Phthiotis, however the Ancient Phthia corresponded to modern Phthiotis but also extended very much in the north, across Thessaly. As you also see, Hellas in Homer’s time was nothing more than just another area, although it was one of the areas, alongside Phthia and the rest here, controlled by Achilles. This might have been the reason its name grew so much in significance that eventually overpowered everything else and became the name of the nation and its lands. That happened very soon, maybe within a century or two after the Homeric Epics.)
Pyrasos, Itona, Androna, Pteleos, Fylaki, Feres, Boibeis (mostly known as Karla nowadays), Iaolcos (Iolcos, later Volos through a painfully gradual procedure, do I keep it?), Glaphyres (nowadays Glaphyra)
Fun fact: It is Iaolcos > Iolcos > Yolcos > Yolos > Gholos > Volos. I wish them to get their shit together and go back to Iolcos
Mithoni, Thavmakia, Melivia, Olizona
(Massive Homeric leap to) Limnos island
Limnos
(And back again to) Trikki (nowdays called Trikala, do I keep it?), Ithomi, Oehalia.
Trikala
Ormenio, Asterio, Ypereia, mentions the white peaks of Titanos, which must be Othrys mountain, known as the Mountain of the Titans
Argissa, Orthi, Yirtoni, Oloosson (nowadays called Elassona, do I keep it?), Iloni
Elassona
Dodona, referring to it as δυσχείμερον, “which gets bad winters”
Ancient theatre of Dodona
And lastly,
Magnesia: Mount Pelion, characterized by Homer as εινοσíφυλλον, densely-leaved, meaning with dense forests. (Note: Homer does this weird thing, where he says that the Magnetes joined from Mt Pelion, however he has already mentioned several Magnetan locations including Iolcos, Feres, Pteleos etc. Then he makes a giant leap to the east to randomly include Limnos island, then he returns west of Magnesia, to the regions of Larisa and Trikala all the way to the outskirts of Epirus (Dodona) and then he suddenly returns to Magnesia and closes off with Pelion. Beats me.)
In Mt Pelion
Below is a map with all mentioned regions and their leaders in English.
Map from Greek mythology link
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Akameen – Rock Kingdom
Current Ruler(s): King Vrachon Geoa, Queen Lapisa Geoa
Heir: Prince Dyor Geoa
Kuhlwen – Rock Goddess
Minsare – Storm Kingdom
Current Ruler(s): Queen Gia Thore, King Astrai Thore (deceased)
Heir(s): Prince Trikki Thore, Prince Tryka Thore (twins)
Elektras – Storm Deity
Hydeau – Water Domain
Current Ruler(s): King Aqian Acquarone, yet to be married
Other member(s): Princess Cari Acquarone, younger sister to the king – Parents have passed away
Thanirrh – Water God
Fujimura – Fire Kingdom
Current Ruler(s): Queen Fiamma Pyracent, King Adish Pyracent
Heir: Adrienne “Apex” Pyracent
Other member(s): Ex Crown Prince Daxton Pyracent, Prince Covyn Pyracent
Vohona – Fire Goddess
Khaenpanii – Ice Kingdom
Current Rulers: King Tyrion Cynet, Queen Vila Cynet
Heir: Princess Kaeda Cynet
Glacon – Ice God
Watarumi – Nature “Kingdom”
Parako – Nature Goddess (hidden until further notice)
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