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 read Ταμασόν or Τάμασιν, 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.