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🏛️ the Wrestling School of Cercyon

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  • Information
    location in Attica, identified by Pausanias between Megara and Eleusis
    Somewhere in or near
    🌍 Eleusis (Attica)
    Place of death of
    👤 Cercyon (Eleusinian) killed by Theseus
    In the historical period
    Preserved as a relic
    Related entities
    👤 Cercyon (Eleusinian) killed by Theseus👤 Theseus Athenian hero🏛️ the Tomb of Alope (Eleusis) near Eleusis🌍 Eleusis (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Megara (Argolid) city on the Attica-Argolid border
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 1.39.3📖 Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 18📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 59-62 Hollis
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasBacchylides, DithyrambsCallimachus, Hecale
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