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🌍 Pylos (Elis)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11308240" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11308240">📖 Strabo 8.3.7</span>
  • Information
    city in Elis
    Sometimes conflated with
    🌍 Pylos (Messenia) city in Messenia, kingdom of Nestor
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570639
    Founded by
    👤 Pylas king of Megara, founder of Pylos
    Ruled by
    👤 Nestor son of Neleus, leader of the Pylos contingent at Troy
    Conquered by
    👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Related entities
    👤 Neleus (Pylian) son of Poseidon and Tyro, father of Nestor👤 Pylas king of Megara, founder of Pylos🌍 Pylos (Messenia) city in Messenia, kingdom of Nestor🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) city in Thessaly, homeland of Jason👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Hades Underworld god🏺 the Bow of Heracles weapon of Heracles, later given to Philoctetes👤 Nestor son of Neleus, leader of the Pylos contingent at Troy🌍 Gerenia (Messenia) city in Messenia👤 Chloris (d. of Amphion) daughter of Amphion (variously identified) and sometimes Niobe🌍 Orchomenos (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 River Anigros (Elis) river in Elis👤 Telemachos son of Odysseus🌍 Elis (region) region in the Peloponnese🌍 Messene (Messenia) city in Messenia🌍 Elis (city) city in Elis
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 4.36.1-4.36.5📖 Pausanias 5.3.1📖 Pausanias 6.22.5-6.22.6📖 Pausanias 6.25.2-6.25.3📖 Pausanias 6.22.5📖 Pausanias 6.25.2-6.25.4📖 Strabo 8.4.4📖 Strabo 8.3.7📖 Strabo 8.3.19📖 Strabo 8.3.27📖 Strabo 8.3.28-8.3.29📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.676-2.707📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.536-12.579📖 Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1394.42-1394.55
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasStraboOvid, MetamorphosesEustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, IliadHomer, Odyssey
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Iliad 5.381-5.415📖 Homer, Iliad 5.541-5.560📖 Homer, Iliad 11.670-11.695📖 Homer, Iliad 11.696-11.710📖 Homer, Iliad 11.711-11.779📖 Homer, Odyssey 1.80-1.95
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Elis (region) region in the Peloponnese🌍 Elis (city) city in Elis🌍 Pylos (Elis) city in Elis
    Reported to have local traditions about
    👤 Nestor son of Neleus, leader of the Pylos contingent at Troy🌍 Pylos (Elis) city in Elis
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Strabo 8.3.7
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