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🌍 Leuctra (Laconia)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10126378" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10126378">📖 Pausanias 3.26.5</span>
  • Information
    city in Laconia
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570431
    Cult site of
    👤 Cassandra a prophet never believed, daughter of Priam and Hecabe👤 Eros personification of love
    Founded by
    👤 Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the Peloponnese
    Founded from
    🌍 Boiotia region on the Greek mainland
    Eponym
    👤 Leucippos (Messenian) son of Perieres (or Amyclas), father of Arsinoe, Hilaeira and Phoibe
    Encompasses
    🎨 Stone Statue of Ino at Leuctra (Not Extant)
    Reported to have depictions of
    👤 Ino daughter of Cadmos, becomes goddess Leucothea
    Related entities
    👤 Leucippos (Messenian) son of Perieres (or Amyclas), father of Arsinoe, Hilaeira and Phoibe👤 Cassandra a prophet never believed, daughter of Priam and Hecabe👤 Eros personification of love👤 Hermione (Spartan) daughter of Menelaos and Helen👤 Neoptolemos son of Achilles🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia🌍 Scyros (island) island in the Aegean👤 Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the Peloponnese🌍 Boiotia region on the Greek mainland🌍 Thalamai (Laconia/Messenia) city on the Laconian-Messenian border🌍 Charadra (Messenia/Laconia) unlocatable city in Messenia or Laconia, probably near Leuctra
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 3.26.4📖 Pausanias 3.26.5📖 Pausanias 3.26.7📖 Strabo 8.4.4
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasStrabo
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Messenia (Peloponnese) region in Peloponnese
    Reported to have local traditions about
    👤 Cassandra a prophet never believed, daughter of Priam and Hecabe👤 Alexandra (alt. Cassandra) alternative name for Cassandra
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Pausanias 3.26.5
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