Description
Named by Byron in 1809-09-29. The name of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. It also referred to a Byzantine province in the region, known as the Despotate of Morea. Wiki
Source
Byron to Francis Hodgson, from Patras, Morea, Octr 3d, 1810*
Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Byron’s Letters and Journals. Ed. Leslie A. Marchand. 13 vols. London: John Murray 1973–94.
(Source: text from BLJ II-18-21)