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🌍 the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta

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  • In
    🌍 Sparta (Laconia)
    Cult site of
    👤 Artemis Olympian goddess
    Relics preserved on site
    🏺 the Wooden Statue of Artemis (Taurian)
    Related entities
    🏺 the Wooden Statue of Artemis (Taurian)👤 Iphigeneia daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra👤 Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra🌍 Tauris (Pontos) peninsula in the north of the Black Sea, modern Crimean peninsula👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 Peirithous (Lapith) Calydonian Boar hunter, companion of Theseus👤 Helen Helen of Troy🌍 Tegea (Arcadia) city in Arcadia🌍 Aphidnai (Attica) city in Attica👤 Artemis Olympian goddess
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 3.16.7-3.16.11📖 Plutarch, Theseus 31.1-31.3
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasPlutarch, Theseus
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hellanicos
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Hellanicos fr. 168 Fowler
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Laconia (Peloponnese) region in the Peloponnese
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