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ArchivesRe: Meaning of Larissa
in reply to a message by Andy ;—)
Andy, you may very well be correct.
According to K.G.Kourtidis (History of Thrace, 1932, in Greek) Larissa is a Pelasgian name that possibly meant fortress. The acropolis of Argos was known as Larissa, as were several "fortress cities" in Thessaly, Crete, Argolis, Helia, Asia Minor, Attica, and Lesbos.
Moreover, it appears that the suffix –issa and -inthos (as in Larissa and Corinth) are of Pelasgian origin.
See also:
http://www.perseus.org/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2361971
According to K.G.Kourtidis (History of Thrace, 1932, in Greek) Larissa is a Pelasgian name that possibly meant fortress. The acropolis of Argos was known as Larissa, as were several "fortress cities" in Thessaly, Crete, Argolis, Helia, Asia Minor, Attica, and Lesbos.
Moreover, it appears that the suffix –issa and -inthos (as in Larissa and Corinth) are of Pelasgian origin.
See also:
http://www.perseus.org/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2361971
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