Themiscyra Plain

Themiscyra (Greek: Θεμίσκυρα), was a plain in the north of Pontus, about the mouths of the rivers Iris (mod. Yeşil) and Thermodon (mod. Terme), with the city Themiscyra.

It was a rich and beautiful district, ever verdant, and supplying food for numberless herds of oxen and horses. The Themiscyra Plain also produced great abundance of grain, especially pannick and millet; and the southern parts near the mountains furnished a variety of fruits, such as grapes, apples, pears, and nuts in such quantities that they were suffered to waste on the trees.

Strabo describes this plain as the native country of the Amazons.