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🌍 Larisa (Thessaly)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11291399" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11291399">📖 Pausanias 9.30.4-9.30.12</span>
  • Information
    city in Thessaly, on the Pineios river
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540905
    Place of death of
    👤 Acrisios son of Abas, father of Danae
    Eponym
    👤 Larisa (d. of Pelasgos) eponym of Larisa, daughter of Pelasgos
    Related entities
    👤 Acrisios son of Abas, father of Danae👤 Perseus (Argive) Greek hero, slayer of Medousa🌍 Larissa (Thessaly) city in Thessaly👤 Larisa (d. of Pelasgos) eponym of Larisa, daughter of Pelasgos🌍 Larisa (Argos) the citadel of Argos👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo🌍 Boiotia region on the Greek mainland🌍 Arcadia region in the Peloponnese🌍 Cos (island) island in the Aegean, near coast of Asia Minor🌍 the Echinades (islands) islands in the Ionian Sea🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🌍 Mount Parthenion (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia, near Tegea🌍 Delos (island) sanctuary of Apollo on island in the Aegean🌍 Thessaly region in northern Greece🌍 River Anauros (Thessaly) river in Thessaly🌍 Corcyra (island) island in the Ionian Sea🌍 River Asopos (Boiotia) river in Boiotia🌍 Spring and River Dirce (Thebes) river at Thebes🌍 River Ismenos (Thebes) river at Thebes🌍 Helice (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Pheneos (Arcadia) city in Arcadia🌍 River Peneios (Thessaly) river in Thessaly🌍 Mount Helicon (Boiotia) mountain in Boiotia🌍 Boura (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Achaia (Peloponnese) region in the northern Peloponnese🌍 Tempe (Thessaly) valley in Thessaly🌍 River Strophie river near Thebes
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 2.16.1-2.16.2📖 Pausanias 2.24.1📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 55-205
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasCallimachus, Hymn to Delos
    Reported to have local traditions about
    🏺 the Bones of Orpheus🏛️ the Tomb of Orpheus (Mt Pieria) in Macedonia, near Dion🏛️ the Tomb of Orpheus (Mt Olympos) landmark near Leibethra🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods🌍 Leibethra (Macedonia) city in Macedonia
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Pausanias 9.30.4-9.30.12
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