Τεμέση,ἡ, a place whence (acc. to Od. 1.184 ) the Taphians obtained copper in exchange for iron: some identified it with Temesa in Bruttium; others readΤαμασόνorΤάμασιν, i.e. Tamassos in Cyprus,v.
Str. 6.1.5 , Paus. 6.6.8 , St.Byz. :ὁ ἐν Τεμέσῃ ἥρως, prov. of misplaced rage, Eust. 1409.14 .