Terme (formerly spelled Termeh; Ancient greek: Thèrmae, Θέρμαι) is a town, the headquarters of Terme District, Samsun Province, Turkey. Scholars have identified Terme or its environs as the site of the ancient city of Themiscyra, Θεμίσκυρα.
Terme District is the site of an annual festival celebrating the Amazons, an ancient nation of all-female warriors who are believed to have lived in the Samsun region.
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Famous quotes containing the word terme:
““Myn owene trewe wif,
Do as thee lust the terme of al thy lif;
Keep thyn honour, and keep eek myn estat,”
After that day we hadde nevere debat.”
—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)