II. any sequestered vale, Cic.Att.4.15.5, D.P.219,916,1017; “ἢ κατὰ Πηνειῶ καλὰ τέμπεα, ἢ κατὰ Πίνδω” Theoc.1.67: also in late Prose, Aristid.Or.23(42).20, 36(48).120, Philostr.Ep.16.
Τέμπ-εα , contr. Τέμπη , τά, Tempe, the valley between Mounts Olympus and Ossa, through which the Peneus escapes into the sea, Hdt.7.173, Call.Del.105.