Aethaea or Aithaia (Ancient Greek: Αἰ̈θαια) was a town of ancient Messenia, the inhabitants of which revolted from Sparta with the Thuriatae in 464 BCE.[1][2]

Its site is unlocated.[3]

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  1. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 1.101.
  2. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  3. Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Aethaea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.