æz ðɛɹwˌɜː kˈɑːpɚ mˈaɪnz ɪnðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd, ɪɾ ɪz vˈɛɹi pɹˈɑːbəbli ðə tˈɛmiːz mˈɛnʃənd baɪ hˈoʊmɚ ˈɑːdɪsi, ˈaɪ, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪn hɪz tˈaɪm ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl kˈɑːpɚ mˈɑːɹkɪt ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd.
As there were copper mines in the neighbourhood, it is very probably the Temese mentioned by Homer (Odyssey, I, 184), which was in his time the principal copper market of the island.