Tarne (Ancient Greek: Τάρνη) was a town of ancient Asia Minor, mentioned by Homer in the Iliad,[1] and after him by Strabo;[2] but Pliny the Elder knows Tarne only as a fountain of Mount Tmolus in ancient Lydia.[3] Several ancient writers, such as Stephanus of Byzantium identified Atarneus with the Homeric place.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 5.44.
  2. ↑ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. ix. p.413. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. ↑ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.30.
  4. ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Ἄπαισος.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Tarne". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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