👤 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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