Thessaly

Thessaly (Greek: Θεσσαλία, Thessalía; ancient Thessalian: Πετθαλία, Petthalía) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the Ancient Greek region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia (Greek: Αἰολία Aíolía), and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey.

Thessaly became part of the modern Greek state in 1881, after four and a half centuries of Ottoman rule. Since 2010 it is sub-divided into 5 regional units and 25 municipalities. The capital of the region is Larissa. Thessaly lies in central Greece and borders the regions of Macedonia on the north, Epirus on the west, Central Greece on the south and the Aegean Sea on the east. The Thessaly region also includes the Sporades islands.

Thessaly in "The Daimon"
During Xerxes' invasion, the men of Thessaly gave the Persians earth and water in token of submission. Nearly 70 years later, their descendants saw a chance for revenge when Alkibiades announced his plan for a united Greek invasion of Persia.