Mieza
Encyclopedia
Mieza, "shrine of the Nymphs", was a village in Ancient Macedon
, where Aristotle
taught the boy Alexander the Great. It was the home to Alexander's companion Peucestas
.
Now the site of the modern town Náousa
.
Mieza was named for Mieza, in ancient Macedonian
mythology, the daughter of Beres
and sister of Olganos
and Beroia.
Macedon
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....
, where Aristotle
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
taught the boy Alexander the Great. It was the home to Alexander's companion Peucestas
Peucestas
Peucestas was a native of the town of Mieza, in Macedonia, and a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great. His name is first mentioned as one of those appointed to command a trireme on the Hydaspes...
.
Now the site of the modern town Náousa
Naousa, Imathia
Naousa or Naoussa is a city in the Imathia peripheral unit of Macedonia, Greece. Population 34,441.It is famous for its parks and for its ski resorts...
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Mieza was named for Mieza, in ancient Macedonian
Macedonia (Greece)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region...
mythology, the daughter of Beres
Beres (mythology)
Beres son of Makednos, according to Theagenes in his Makedonika, who is quoted by Stephanus of Byzantium, and father of Mieza, Beroea and Olganos-Bibliography:* Place-names in classical mythology: Greece, Robert E. Bell...
and sister of Olganos
Olganos
Olganos was a river and river-god, son of Beres in ancient Macedonia.- Family :Olganos was the first son of Beres and the brother of Mieza and Beroia after whom the Greek cities of Mieza and Beroia were named....
and Beroia.