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👤 Dictynna (Cretan)

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  • Information
    goddess, identified with Britomartis
    Sometimes conflated with
    👤 Artemis Olympian goddess
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5805670
    Gender
    Female
    Transformed from
    👤 Britomartis daughter of Zeus and Carme, Cretan, favorite of Artemis, also called Dictynna, Aphaia
    Eponym of
    🌍 Mount Dicte (W. Crete) mountain near the Sanctuary of Dictynna
    Cult sites
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Dictynna (Crete) sanctuary established by the Cydonians in western Crete🏛️ the Aphetaid Road (Sparta) at Sparta🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean
    Related entities
    🏛️ the Aphetaid Road (Sparta) at Sparta👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Britomartis daughter of Zeus and Carme, Cretan, favorite of Artemis, also called Dictynna, Aphaia🌍 Anticyra (Phocis) city in Phocis🌍 Mount Dicte (W. Crete) mountain near the Sanctuary of Dictynna🌍 the Sanctuary of Dictynna (Crete) sanctuary established by the Cydonians in western Crete👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 the Minotaur killed by Theseus👥 the Final Athenian Tribute when Theseus participated🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 3.12.8📖 Pausanias 2.30.3📖 Pausanias 10.36.5📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 31📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Artemis 183-224📖 Diodoros, Library 5.76.1-5.76.4📖 Strabo 10.4.12📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 40
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesCallimachus, Hymn to ArtemisDiodoros, LibraryStraboAntoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Callimachus, Hymn to Artemis
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Artemis 183-224
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall Painting from the Basilica, Herculaneum (MANN 9049)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Cydonia (Crete) city on Crete
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