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🌍 the Sanctuary of Argive Hera (Argolid)

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  • Information
    major sanctuary of the Argolid, near Mycenae
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1607754
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570289
    In
    🌍 Mount Euboia (Argolid)
    Cult site of
    👤 Hera Olympian goddess
    Ruled by
    👤 Melampous son of Amythaon, prophet👤 Bias (Argive) son of Amythaon👤 Argos (eponym) son of Zeus and Niobe👤 Danaos father of the Danaids👤 Lynceus (Aigyptid) only surviving son of Aigyptos👤 Crotopos Argive king, father of Psamathe👤 Abas (Argive I) son of Lynceus👤 Proitos (Argive) son of Abas👤 Perseus (Argive) Greek hero, slayer of Medousa👤 Megapenthes (Argive) son of Proitos👤 Phorbas (Argive) king of Argos👤 Triopas (Argive) king of Argos👤 Iasos (Argive) Argive, father of Io👤 Sthenelas son of Crotopos, king of Argos👤 Gelanor son of Sthenelas, king of Argos👤 Phoroneus son of Inachos
    Relics preserved on site
    🏺 the Daidalian Statues dedicated at the Argive Heraion created by Daidalos, dedicated by the Argives at their Heraion but no longer in existence by Pausanias' time🏺 the Shield of Euphorbos which Menelaos takes from Troy🏺 the Statue of Hera Argolis made of pear wood
    Encompasses
    🎨 Cult Statue in the Temple of Argive Hera, Argolid, by Polykeitos (LIMC Hera 3) 🎨 Metopes on the Temple of Argive Hera, Argolid (LIMC Gigantes 21) 🎨 West Pediment on the Temple of Argive Hera, Argolid (LIMC Aphrodite 36) 🏛️ the Temple of Argive Hera (Argolid)
    Related entities
    👤 Argos (eponym) son of Zeus and Niobe👤 Phoroneus son of Inachos🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Mideia (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Gelanor son of Sthenelas, king of Argos👤 Danaos father of the Danaids👤 Lynceus (Aigyptid) only surviving son of Aigyptos👤 Iasos (Argive) Argive, father of Io👤 Crotopos Argive king, father of Psamathe👤 Abas (Argive I) son of Lynceus👤 Proitos (Argive) son of Abas👤 Perseus (Argive) Greek hero, slayer of Medousa👤 Megapenthes (Argive) son of Proitos👤 Phorbas (Argive) king of Argos👤 Triopas (Argive) king of Argos👤 Sthenelas son of Crotopos, king of Argos👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Callithoe (Argive) priestess of Hera👤 Io transformed into a cow👤 Bias (Argive) son of Amythaon👤 Melampous son of Amythaon, prophet🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese) region in the Peloponnese👤 Halaisos Argive founder of Falerii🌍 the Sanctuary of Juno at Falerii (Italy)🌍 the Sanctuary of Apollo Lycios at Argos🏺 the Daidalian Statues dedicated at the Argive Heraion created by Daidalos, dedicated by the Argives at their Heraion but no longer in existence by Pausanias' time👤 Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra🏺 the Shield of Euphorbos which Menelaos takes from Troy🏺 the Statue of Hera Argolis made of pear wood👤 Hebe personification of youth, cup-bearer of the gods👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 2.16.1-2.16.2📖 Pausanias 2.16.3-2.16.4📖 Phoronis fr. 4 West📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 42📖 Exerpta Vaticana 16📖 Pomponius Mela 2.41📖 Strabo 8.6.10📖 Ovid, Amores 3.13📖 Sophocles, Electra 1-22📖 Euripides, Electra 167-189📖 Pausanias 9.40.3-9.40.4
    Mentioned in text
    Pausanias PhoronisPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories Exerpta VaticanaPomponius MelaStraboOvid, AmoresSophocles, ElectraEuripides, Electra
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