A city on the Peloponnesian Peninsula.
During the Trojan War, Agamemnon, commander-in-chief of the Achaian army, tried to placate Achilles with bribes to end their feud. Among other things, Agamemnon offered to give Achilles Kardamyle and six other cities.1 Achilles remained adamant and would not accept the gifts or forgive Agamemnon. Kardamyle and the other cities offered by Agamemnon were near the sea and purported to be prosperous and fertile.
1. Cities offered to Achilles—Aipeia, Antheia, Enope, Hire, Kardamyle, Pedasos, and Pherai.
| References: Homer, Iliad book 9, lines 150, 292 |