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🌍 the Sanctuary of Amphiaraos near Oropos (Boiotia)

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  • Information
    near Oropos on the Boiotia-Attica border
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540628
    Somewhere in or near
    🌍 Oropos (Boiotia)
    Cult site of
    👤 Amphiaraos prophet, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut, one of the Seven against Thebes
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Spring of Amphiaraos (Boiotia/Attica)  🏛️ the Altar of Amphiaraos at Oropos 🎨 Reliefs on the Altar of Amphiaraos at Oropos (Not Extant)
    Reported to have depictions of
    👤 Acheloos (river god) river god👤 Amphiaraos prophet, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut, one of the Seven against Thebes👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Cephisos (river god) river god of various locations👤 Hestia Olympian goddess👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Hermes Olympian god👤 Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage👤 Hygieia personification of Health, daughter of Asclepios👥 the Sons of Amphilochos👤 Iaso personification of recovery, cure👤 Panaceia personification of remedy
    Related entities
    👤 Amphiaraos prophet, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut, one of the Seven against Thebes🌍 the Sanctuary of Amphiaraos near Potniai (Boiotia) south of Thebes🌍 Cnopia (Thebes) location south of Boiotian Thebes towards Potniai🌍 Rhamnous (Attica) town in Attica🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🏺 the Chariot of Amphiaraos
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 1.34.1-1.34.5📖 Strabo 9.2.10📖 Pomponius Mela 2.46📖 Strabo 9.1.22
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasStraboPomponius Mela
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Sophocles
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Sophocles fr. 958 Radt
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