Hyameia ( Ancient Greek: Ὑαμεία), [1] also known as Hyamia (Ὑαμία), was a town of ancient Messenia. According to tradition, Cresphontes established the territory of Hyameia (called the Hyameitis) as one of the five territories into which he divided Messenia. [2] [3] It was located between Messene and Androusa. [4] [5]