Amphigenia
Unfortunately, at first having found Pteleos doesn't make finding Amphigenia any easier. It isn't till after a closer study of the name Amphigenia that two probable candidates that fit the sequence reveal themselves.
Considering 'Amphi' means two (or more) sided, I realised that perhaps I needed to be looking for two cities or areas, instead of one. And what do you know, there are two towns called Figalia, (Am)figalia!
There's a Figalia in modern Messinia and a Nea Figalia in modern Elis, one on each side of the river Neda! Nea means new in Greek, but the old one looked very promising. So, off I went to Figalia.
And indeed, the place is huge with long walls that stretch for about 4 kilometres. Within the walls there's a temple that can be visited, though everything else is inaccessible, but outside there's a grave yard, a fountain and another temple that can be viewed.
This has to be ancient Amphigenia, which also means Pteri has to be Pteleos, according to the orderly sequence we've come to expect from Homer.
Considering 'Amphi' means two (or more) sided, I realised that perhaps I needed to be looking for two cities or areas, instead of one. And what do you know, there are two towns called Figalia, (Am)figalia!
There's a Figalia in modern Messinia and a Nea Figalia in modern Elis, one on each side of the river Neda! Nea means new in Greek, but the old one looked very promising. So, off I went to Figalia.
And indeed, the place is huge with long walls that stretch for about 4 kilometres. Within the walls there's a temple that can be visited, though everything else is inaccessible, but outside there's a grave yard, a fountain and another temple that can be viewed.
This has to be ancient Amphigenia, which also means Pteri has to be Pteleos, according to the orderly sequence we've come to expect from Homer.
Pylos
Arene
Thryon
Aipu
Kyparisseis
Amphigenia
Pteleos
Helos
Dorion