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🌍 Gytheion (Laconia)

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  • Information
    harbor in Laconia
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570268
    Cult site of
    👤 Ammon (god) Egyptian god identified by the Greeks with Zeus👤 Nereus son of Pontos and Ge, father of the Nereids
    Founded by
    👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Apollo Olympian god
    Fortifications
    🏛️ the Gate of Castor (Gytheion)
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the Gate of Castor (Gytheion)
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Gate of Castor (Gytheion)
    Related entities
    👤 Alexander (Trojan) Trojan hero, abducts Helen👤 Helen Helen of Troy🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad🌍 Onougnathos (Laconia) promontory (now an island) to south of Laconia🌍 Old Las (Laconia) on Mount Asia, functioning in the mythic period🏺 the Ships of Alexander used to travel to Sparta👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Ammon (god) Egyptian god identified by the Greeks with Zeus🏛️ Rock Zeus Cappotas (Laconia) near Gytheion🏛️ the Gate of Castor (Gytheion)👤 Nereus son of Pontos and Ge, father of the Nereids🌍 Gytheion (Laconia) harbor in Laconia👤 Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut
    Mentioned by
    📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 90-114📖 Pausanias 3.21.8📖 Pausanias 3.22.1📖 Pausanias 3.21.8-3.21.9
    Mentioned in text
    Lycophron, AlexandraPausanias
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Iliad 18.140-18.141
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