Editing Larissa (section)

==Mythology==

According to [[Greek mythology]] it is said that the city was founded by [[Acrisius]], who was killed accidentally by his grandson, [[Perseus]].<ref>[[Stephanus Byzantius]], s.v.</ref> There lived [[Peleus]], the hero beloved by the gods, and his son [[Achilles]].

In mythology, the nymph [[Larissa (mythology)|Larissa]] was a daughter of the primordial man [[Pelasgus]].<ref>Pausanias, 2.24.1</ref>

The city of Larissa is mentioned in Book&nbsp;II of ''[[Iliad]]'' by [[Homer]]: "Hippothous led the tribes of Pelasgian spearsmen, who dwelt in fertile Larissa—[[Hippothous]], and [[Pylaeus]] of the race of Mars, two sons of the Pelasgian Lethus, son of Teutamus."<ref>Hippothous led the tribes of Pelasgian spearsmen, who dwelt in fertile Larissa — Hippothous, and Pylaeus of the race of Mars, two sons of the Pelasgian Lethus, son of Teutamus.</ref><ref>[http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/iliad.2.ii.html The Internet Classics Archive | The Iliad by Homer]</ref> In this paragraph, Homer shows that the [[Pelasgians]], Trojan allies, used to live in the city of Larissa. It is likely that this city of Larissa was different to the city that was the birthplace of [[Achilles]].  The Larissa that features as a Trojan ally in the ''Iliad'' was likely to be located in the [[Troad]], on the other side of the [[Aegean Sea]].