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PITYIA (Ancient city) MYSIA
Pityeia (Pitueia: Eth. Pitueus), a town of Mysia, on the coast of
the Propontis, between Parium and Priapus. It is mentioned even in the time of
Homer. (Il. ii. 829; comp. Apollon. Rhod. i. 933; Strab. xiii. 588; Steph. B.
s. v.) It is said to have derived its name from the firs which grew there in abundance,
and is generally identified with the modern Shamelik.
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