A northern region of the Peloponnesian Peninsula.
The warriors who laid siege to Troy were referred to as Achaians, Argives and Danaans (descendants of Danaus, the founder of Argos, purported to be the oldest city in Greece).
| References: Homer, Iliad book 1, line 254; book 3, lines 75, 258; book 5, line 422; book 7, line 124; book 9, lines 141, 283; book 11, line 770; book 19, line 115 |