place
Temesa
also: Tempsa
A town of Bruttium in southern Italy famous for its copper and bronze; bronze was clashed to rescue the Moon during an eclipse.
Reading notes
- Cosmetics for the Female Face §4 Temesa
A town of Bruttium in southern Italy famed for its copper; bronze from Temesa was clashed during a lunar eclipse, in the belief that the noise could rescue the threatened Moon.
- Metamorphoses §7.163 Temesa
A town (in Italy or Cyprus) known for its bronze; cymbals of Temesan bronze were clashed to aid the eclipsed moon.