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🌍 Susa (Persia)

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  • Alternative name
    🌍 Cissia (alt. Sousa)
    Information
    city in Asia Minor, capital of Persian Empire
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912936
    Place of burial of
    👤 Memnon son of Eos and Tithonos, leader of the Ethiopian contingent at Troy
    Founded by
    👤 Tithonos (s. of Laomedon) son of Laomedon, abducted by Eos
    Conquered by
    👤 Memnon son of Eos and Tithonos, leader of the Ethiopian contingent at Troy👤 Ninos (Babylonian) mythical king of Babylon👤 Ariaios king of Arabia
    Encompasses
    🌍 Memnoneion (Susa)
    Related entities
    🏺 the Wooden Statue of Artemis (Taurian)🌍 the Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia at Brauron (Attica)🌍 Laodiceia (the Levant) city in the Levant👤 Memnon son of Eos and Tithonos, leader of the Ethiopian contingent at Troy🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🏛️ the Road of Memnon (Persia)👥 the Ethiopian Contingent at Troy (defenders) defends Troy against the Greek attack🌍 Assyria region👤 Tithonos (s. of Laomedon) son of Laomedon, abducted by Eos🌍 Caria (Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor🌍 Lycia (SW Asia Minor) large region in south-west Asia Minor🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia🌍 Phoinicia region in the Levant🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor) Maionia, region in Asia Minor🌍 Cilicia (SE Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor🌍 Media region, homeland of the Medes🌍 the Black Sea sea north-east of the Aegean🌍 the Troad region around Troy🌍 Cappadocia (Pontos) region south of the Black Sea🌍 Pamphylia region of Asia Minor🌍 Bithynia (Pontos) region near the Black Sea🌍 Armenia region south of the Black Sea🌍 Persia region in Asia🌍 the Propontis inland sea👤 Ninos (Babylonian) mythical king of Babylon👤 Ariaios king of Arabia🌍 Babylonia region in Mesopotamia🌍 the Caspian Gates pass giving access to the Caspian Sea👤 Cissia mother of Memnon
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 3.16.7-3.16.11📖 Pausanias 1.42.3📖 Pausanias 10.31.5-10.31.7📖 Diodoros, Library 2.22.1-2.22.5📖 Strabo 15.3.2📖 Diodoros, Library 2.1.1-2.3.4
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasDiodoros, LibraryStrabo
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Ctesias of Cnidos, Persica
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Ctesias of Cnidos, Persica fr. 1
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia
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