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πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Zeus at Olympia

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    in the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus
    In
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
    Cult site of
    πŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
    Encompasses
    🎨 Metopes of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (Olympia East 1-6; West 1-6; LIMC Amazones 97)β€‚πŸŽ¨ East Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia by Paionios (LIMC Alpheios 8)β€‚πŸŽ¨ West Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia by Alcamenes (LIMC Apollon 914)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Cult Statue of Zeus at Olympia by Pheidias (LIMC Zeus 89)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statues dedicated by Micythos of Tegea in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia (LIMC Aphrodite 137)
    Has depictions of
    πŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Atlas holds up the sky as punishmentπŸ‘€ Cerberos (dog) three-headed guardian dog of the underworldπŸ‘€ the Cerynitian Deer golden-horned deer sacred to ArtemisπŸ‘€ the Cretan Bull Heracles' seventh LaborπŸ‘€ the Erymanthian Boar boar captured by HeraclesπŸ‘€ Eurystheus assigns Heracles his laborsπŸ‘€ Geryon son of ChrysaorπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek heroπŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian godπŸ‘€ Hippolyte (Amazon I) Amazon queen, owner of the war belt sought by HeraclesπŸ‘₯ the Mares of Diomedes man-eating horsesπŸ‘€ the Nemean Lion invulnerable lionπŸ‘₯ the Stymphalian Birds Heracles' opponents🏺 the Bow of Heracles weapon of Heracles, later given to Philoctetes🏺 the Club of Heracles weapon of Heracles🏺 the Golden Apples of the HesperidesπŸ‘€ the Hydra killed by HeraclesπŸ›οΈ the Stables of Augeias (Elis) at Elis🏺 the Jar of Eurystheus hiding spotπŸ‘€ Amythaon son of Cretheus, father of Bias and MelampousπŸ‘€ Arcas son of Zeus and CallistoπŸ‘€ Chrysippos (s. of Pelops) son of PelopsπŸ‘€ Eileithyia goddess(es) of childbirth, daughter(s) of Zeus and HeraπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘€ Hippodameia (Elian) daughter of Oinomaos, wife of PelopsπŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Melampous son of Amythaon, prophetπŸ‘€ Myrtilos son of HermesπŸ‘€ Oinomaos (Elian) king of PisaπŸ‘€ Sterope (Atlantid) daughter of Atlas, one of the Pleiades🏺 the Chariot of Pelops chariot used to win competition for HippodameiaπŸ‘€ Alpheios (river god) river god and eponym of riverπŸ‘₯ the Horses of Oinomaos driven by MyrtilosπŸ‘€ Cillas (eponym) eponym of Cilla, charioteer of PelopsπŸ‘€ Clytios (s. of Alcmaion) son of AlcmaionπŸ‘€ Iamos son of Apollo, received divination from himπŸ‘€ Cladeos (river god) river god and eponym of river in ElisπŸ‘€ Sosipolis native Elean deityπŸ‘₯ the Horses of Pelops given to Pelops by PoseidonπŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian godπŸ‘₯ the Centaurs half-horse half-human beingsπŸ‘€ Eurytion (Thessalian centaur) centaur fought by PeirithousπŸ‘€ Theseus Athenian heroπŸ‘€ Peirithous (Lapith) Calydonian Boar hunter, companion of TheseusπŸ‘€ Hippodameia (w. of Peirithous) fiancee or wife of PeirithousπŸ‘₯ the Lapiths attacked by Centaurs group that fought the centaurs at the wedding of Peirithous⏳ the Wedding of Peirithous and Hippodameia at which the Lapiths and the Centaurs fight
    Reported to have depictions of
    πŸ‘€ Atlas holds up the sky as punishmentπŸ‘€ the Cerynitian Deer golden-horned deer sacred to ArtemisπŸ‘€ the Cretan Bull Heracles' seventh LaborπŸ‘€ the Erymanthian Boar boar captured by HeraclesπŸ‘€ Geryon son of ChrysaorπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek heroπŸ‘€ the Nemean Lion invulnerable lionπŸ‘₯ the Stymphalian Birds Heracles' opponents🏺 the War-Belt of Hippolyte obtained by Heracles🌍 Erytheia (unlocatable) unlocatable location, kingdom of Geryon, sometimes identified on the Atlantic coast of Spain🌍 Knossos (Crete) city in CreteπŸ‘€ the Hydra killed by HeraclesπŸ›οΈ the Stables of Augeias (Elis) at ElisπŸ‘€ Diomedes (Thracian) Thracian king, owner of man-eating horsesπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘€ Hippodameia (Elian) daughter of Oinomaos, wife of PelopsπŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Myrtilos son of HermesπŸ‘€ Oinomaos (Elian) king of PisaπŸ‘€ Sterope (Atlantid) daughter of Atlas, one of the Pleiades🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) river in western PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Alpheios (river god) river god and eponym of riverπŸ‘₯ the Horses of Oinomaos driven by MyrtilosπŸ‘€ Cillas (eponym) eponym of Cilla, charioteer of PelopsπŸ‘€ Sphairos (charioteer) eponym of Sphairia, charioteer of Pelops🌍 River Cladeos (Elis) river in ElisπŸ‘€ Cladeos (river god) river god and eponym of river in ElisπŸ‘₯ the Horses of Pelops given to Pelops by PoseidonπŸ‘₯ the Centaurs half-horse half-human beingsπŸ‘€ Eurytion (Thessalian centaur) centaur fought by PeirithousπŸ‘€ Theseus Athenian heroπŸ‘€ Peirithous (Lapith) Calydonian Boar hunter, companion of TheseusπŸ‘€ Hippodameia (w. of Peirithous) fiancee or wife of PeirithousπŸ‘€ Caineus Lapith, Argonaut, originally CainisπŸ‘₯ the Lapiths attacked by Centaurs group that fought the centaurs at the wedding of PeirithousπŸ‘€ Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingentπŸ‘€ Aias (the lesser) son of Oileus, leader of the Locrian contingent at Troy, 'the lesser'πŸ‘€ Amphitrite wife of Poseidon, Oceanid or Nereid according to different traditionsπŸ‘€ Aphrodite Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian godπŸ‘€ Artemis Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Cassandra a prophet never believed, daughter of Priam and HecabeπŸ‘₯ the Charites personifications of grace, sometimes singular ('Charis')πŸ‘€ Hera Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Hestia Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian godπŸ‘€ Hephaistos Olympian godπŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian godπŸ‘₯ the Hesperides nymph guardians of the Golden Apples🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaπŸ‘₯ the Horai personifications of natural orderπŸ‘€ Penthesileia daughter of Ares and Otrera, AmazonπŸ‘€ Prometheus (fire-stealer) son of Iapetos, steals fireπŸ‘€ Nike (personification) personification of victoryπŸ‘€ Selene personification of the moonπŸ‘€ Sphinx monster that terrorises ThebesπŸ‘₯ the Amazons tribe of warrior women🏺 the Golden Apples of the Hesperides🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Mount Caucasos (Pontos) mountain range east of the Black SeaπŸ‘€ the Caucasian Eagle eats Prometheus' liverπŸ‘₯ the Children of Niobe children of Niobe and Amphion, or AssaonπŸ‘€ Salamis (eponym) daughter of AsoposπŸ‘€ Eros personification of loveπŸ‘€ Peitho (personification) personification of persuasionπŸ‘€ Charis wife of Hephaistos🏺 the Bow of Artemis🏺 the Bow of Apollo🏺 the Chains of Prometheus used to bind him as punishmentπŸ‘€ Asclepios son of Apollo, god of healingπŸ‘€ Ganymedes (s. of Tros) son of Tros, abducted by ZeusπŸ‘€ Persephone daughter of DemeterπŸ‘€ Hygieia personification of Health, daughter of Asclepios
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Pausanias 1.17.2πŸ“– Pausanias 5.10.6-5.10.7πŸ“– Pausanias 5.10.8πŸ“– Pausanias 5.10.9-5.10.10πŸ“– Pausanias 5.11.2πŸ“– Pausanias 5.11.4πŸ“– Pausanias 5.11.5-5.11.6πŸ“– Pausanias 5.11.8πŸ“– Pausanias 5.26.2πŸ“– Pausanias 5.11.1-5.11.2πŸ“– Pausanias 5.11.7πŸ“– Lucian, On Sacrifices 11πŸ“– Callimachus, Iambi 6 = fr. 196-196a Pfeiffer
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasLucian, On SacrificesCallimachus, Iambi
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