Bessa (Ancient Greek: Βῆσσα)[1] was a town in ancient Locris, so called from its situation in a wooded glen. It is mentioned by Homer, in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad.[2] It had disappeared in the time of Strabo.[3]
Its site is unlocated.[4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Bessa". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.