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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
    Ruled by
    👤 Melampous👤 Bias (Argive)👤 Argos (eponym)👤 Danaos👤 Lynceus (Aigyptid)👤 Crotopos👤 Abas (Argive I)👤 Proitos (Argive)👤 Perseus (Argive)👤 Megapenthes (Argive)👤 Phorbas (Argive)👤 Triopas (Argive)👤 Iasos (Argive)👤 Sthenelas👤 Gelanor👤 Phoroneus
    Relics preserved on site
    🏺 the Daidalian Statues dedicated at the Argive Heraion🏺 the Shield of Euphorbos🏺 the Statue of Hera Argolis
    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) 🎨 Statue of Orestes in the Temple of Argive Hera () 🎨 Silver Relief on Altar dedicated at the Temple of Argive Hera () 🏛️ the Temple of Argive Hera (Argolid)
    Reported to have depictions of
    👤 Hera👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Hebe👥 the Giants👥 the Olympian Gods👥 the Greek Contingent at Troy🌍 Troy (Troad)👤 Orestes (s. of Agamemnon)👤 Heracles
    Related entities
    👤 Argos (eponym)👤 Phoroneus🌍 Argos (city)🌍 Tiryns (Argolid)🌍 Mideia (Argolid)👤 Gelanor👤 Danaos👤 Lynceus (Aigyptid)👤 Iasos (Argive)👤 Crotopos👤 Abas (Argive I)👤 Proitos (Argive)👤 Perseus (Argive)👤 Megapenthes (Argive)👤 Phorbas (Argive)👤 Triopas (Argive)👤 Sthenelas👤 Hera👤 Callithoe (Argive)👤 Io👤 Bias (Argive)👤 Melampous🌍 Mycenae (Argolid)🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese)👤 Halaisos🌍 the Sanctuary of Juno at Falerii (Italy)🌍 the Sanctuary of Apollo Lycios at Argos🏺 the Daidalian Statues dedicated at the Argive Heraion🏺 the Shield of Euphorbos🏺 the Statue of Hera Argolis
    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
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Charax of Pergamon
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Charax of Pergamon FGrHist 103 fr. 13
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