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  • Nor did Admetus, the lord of Pherae rich in sheep, stay behind beneath the peak of the Chalcodonian mount.

    The Argonautica 2008

  • Friends, dwellers in the lands of Pherae, do I find Admetus in his home?

    Alcestis 2007

  • But, tell us, what brings you to the land of Thessaly and to the city of Pherae?

    Alcestis 2007

  • Friends, dwellers in the lands of Pherae, do I find Admetus in his home?

    Alcestis 2007

  • And at the time when she was making for Pherae, exulting in the breeze from Zeus, there appeared to them below the clouds the steep mountain of Ithaca, and Dulichium and Same and wooded

    Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, and Homerica 2007

  • But, tell us, what brings you to the land of Thessaly and to the city of Pherae?

    Alcestis 2007

  • Pherae, who was ambitious of ruling over the whole of Thessaly, defeated those sections of the Thessalians who opposed him, such as the men of Larissa and others, and slew many of them.

    Hellenica 2007

  • Alexander of Pherae, as a disturber of the cities, Pelopidas was joined with Ismenias, in an embassy to him; but led no forces from

    The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

  • When the tyrant brought Pelopidas to Pherae, at first he permitted those that desired it to speak with him, imagining that this disaster would break his spirit, and make him appear contemptible.

    The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

  • Now when Alexander, the tyrant of Pherae, made open war against some of the Thessalians, and had designs against all, the cities sent an embassy to Thebes, to desire succors and a general; and

    The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

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