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Mysia

American  
[mish-ee-uh] / ˈmɪʃ i ə /

noun

  1. an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.


Mysia British  
/ ˈmɪsɪə /

noun

  1. an ancient region in the NW corner of Asia Minor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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  • Mysian adjective

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Telephus, the king of Mysia, was wounded by the warrior Achilles in battle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2015

Telephus was a King of Mysia, not very far from the Troad.

From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert

In Mysia a youth named Hylas went ashore to fetch water, but was caught by the nymphs of the stream and taken captive. 

From Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

In western Mysia they are much disturbed, but in eastern Mysia they are nearly horizontal.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

It included Mysia, Lydia, Caria and Phrygia, and therefore, of course, Aeolis, Ionia and the Troad.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various