Mithymna (Greek: Μήθυμνα, also sometimes spelled
Methymna) is a town and former
municipality on the island of
Lesbos,
North Aegean,
Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. An alternative, unofficial name for the town is
Molyvos (Greek: Μόλυβος); that name dates back to the end of the
Byzantine Era, but is still in common use today.