in Ancient Geography, a town of the island of Lesbos. It was the second city of the island in greatness, population, and opulence. Its territory was fruitful, and the wines it produced excellent. It was the native place of Theophrastus, and of Arion the musician. When the whole island of Lesbos revolted from the power of the Athenians, Methymna alone remained firm to its ancient allies.

METECI, a name given by the Athenians to such as had their fixed habitations in Attica, though foreigners by birth. The meteci were admitted by the council of Areopagus, and entered in the public register. They differed both from the ἐλεύθεροι and ἑλεύθεροι; because the πολίται or "citizens" were freemen of Athens, and the ξένοι or "strangers" had lodgings only for a short time; whereas the meteci, though not freemen of Athens, constantly resided upon the spot whither they had removed.