Pagasaí, Gulf of

▪ gulf, Greece

also called  Gulf of Vólos , Modern Greek  Pagasitikós Kólpos , ancient  Gulf of Pagasae 

      gulf of the Aegean Sea, nomós (department) of Magnisía, Thessaly, Greece. The gulf is almost landlocked by a fishhook prong of the Magnesia peninsula, which forms the Tríkkeri Strait. At the head of the gulf is Vólos, the primary port of Thessaly. It lies on the site of ancient Iolcos and its port, Pagasae, from whence is derived the gulf 's present name. In Greek myth the king of Iolcos, Pelias, dispatched Jason from Pagasae in the ship Argo to search for the Golden Fleece.

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