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Larissa (disambiguation)

Larissa is the capital and largest city of Thessaly, Greece

Larissa or Larisa may also refer to:

Places

  • Larissa (regional unit), an administrative division of Greece, centered on the city of Larissa

Ancient Greek settlements

  • Larissa Cremaste, an ancient Greek city in Achaea Phthiotis, in the south east of Thessaly
  • Larissa (Argos), the acropolis of the Greek city of Argos in the Peloponnese, Greece
  • Larisa (Caria), an ancient Greek town in Caria, Anatolia, now in Turkey
  • Larissa (Elis), an ancient Greek city in Elis, Peloponnese
  • Larisa (Ionia), an ancient Greek town in Ionia, Anatolia, now in Turkey
  • Larisa (Lydia), an ancient Greek town in Lydia, Anatolia, now in Turkey
  • Larissa (Thrace), an ancient Greek city in the region between the rivers Nestos and Hebros
  • Larisa (Troad), an ancient Greek city in Troad, northwestern Turkey. A Larissa mentioned in Homer's Iliad was likely this city, but some 19th century scholars erroneously placed it in Thrace
  • Larissa Phrikonis, an ancient Greek city in Aeolis, western Turkey
  • Larissa, an ancient Greek city in Syria settled by colonists from the Thessalian city of the same name, now known as Shaizar
  • Larissa, ancient name of Gortyn

Others

  • possibly an ancient name of Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria
  • Larissa, Missouri, a ghost town in the United States
  • Larissa, Texas, a community in the United States

Given name

  • Larissa (name), a female first name, including a list of people named Larissa or Larisa
  • Larissa (mythology), a nymph from Greek mythology

Astronomy

Other uses

  • Larisa (genus), a genus of moths
  • Larisa, a 1980 short film directed by Elem Klimov

See also

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