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🌍 Tanagra (Boiotia)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10149678" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10149678">📖 Pausanias 9.19.4</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10214630" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10214630">📖 Pausanias 8.36.10</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11291283" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11291283">📖 Pausanias 9.20.1-9.20.2</span>
  • Alternative name
    🌍 Poimandris (alt. Tanagra)
    Information
    city in Boiotia
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/580114
    Identified with
    🌍 Graia (unlocatable, Boiotia) Homeric placename in Boiotia, variously located
    Cult site of
    👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo👤 Themis Titan, personification of law👤 Eunostos Tanagrian👤 Tlepolemos (Rhodian) son of Heracles, leader of the Rhodian contingent at Troy👤 Peneleos (Theban) Argonaut, leader of Boiotian contingent at Troy👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Hermes Olympian god
    Place of birth of
    👤 Orion (hunter) a gigantic autochthon👤 Hermes Olympian god
    Place of death of
    👤 Ochne Tanagrian👤 Eunostos Tanagrian👤 Acestor Tanagrian, son of Poimandros👤 Leucippos (Tanagrian) son of Polycrithos
    Place of burial of
    👤 Orion (hunter) a gigantic autochthon👤 Eunostos Tanagrian
    Founded by
    👤 Poimandros founder of Tanagra
    Fortified by
    👤 Polycrithos Tanagrian, father of Leucippos
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the Tomb of Orion (Tanagra) at Tanagra🏛️ the Tomb of Eunostos (Tanagra)🏺 the Body of a Triton (Tanagran) preserved at Tanagra🏛️ the Tree of Hermes (Tanagra) in the Sanctuary of Hermes Promachos, under which Hermes was nursed
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Tomb of Orion (Tanagra)  🏛️ the Tree of Hermes (Tanagra)  🌍 Mount Cerycion (Boiotia) 🌍 Polos (Boiotia)  🏛️ the Temple of Dionysos at Tanagra (Boiotia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Hermes Promachos at Tanagra (Boiotia) 🏛️ the Tomb of Eunostos (Tanagra)
    Related entities
    🌍 Graia (unlocatable, Boiotia) Homeric placename in Boiotia, variously located🏛️ the Tomb of Orion (Tanagra) at Tanagra👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Hermes Olympian god🌍 Euboia (island) island near the Greek mainland🌍 Eretria (Euboia) city on Euboia👤 Poimandros founder of Tanagra👤 Themis Titan, personification of law👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo🌍 Poimandris (alt. Tanagra) alternative name for Tanagra in Boiotia🌍 Taphos (island) island👤 Eunostos Tanagrian👤 Eunoste Tanagrian nymph who raises Eunostos👤 Ochne Tanagrian👤 Echemos (Tanagrian)👤 Leon (Tanagrian)👤 Boucolos (Tanagrian)👤 Elieus Tanagrian👤 Colonos Tanagrian🌍 Eleon (Boiotia) city in Boiotia👤 Hyrieus son of Alcyone and Poseidon, Boiotian👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Orion (hunter) a gigantic autochthon👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent👤 Stratonice (Tanagrian) mother of Poimandros👤 Acestor Tanagrian, son of Poimandros👥 the Greek Contingent at Troy led by Agamemnon🌍 Stephon (Boiotia) location in Boiotia👤 Polycrithos Tanagrian, father of Leucippos👤 Leucippos (Tanagrian) son of Polycrithos👤 Peneleos (Theban) Argonaut, leader of Boiotian contingent at Troy👤 Tlepolemos (Rhodian) son of Heracles, leader of the Rhodian contingent at Troy🌍 Chalcis (Euboia) city on Euboia👤 Ephippos Tanagrian, son of Poimandros🏛️ the Tomb of Eunostos (Tanagra)🌍 Tanagra (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 the Sanctuary of Hermes Promachos at Tanagra (Boiotia)👤 Atlas holds up the sky as punishment🏺 the Body of a Triton (Tanagran) preserved at Tanagra🏛️ the Tree of Hermes (Tanagra) in the Sanctuary of Hermes Promachos, under which Hermes was nursed
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 9.20.1-9.20.2📖 Pausanias 9.20.3📖 Pausanias 9.20.4-9.20.5📖 Pausanias 9.22.1-9.22.2📖 Pausanias 8.36.10📖 Pausanias 9.22.1📖 Strabo 9.2.10📖 Callimachus, Aetia 54b Harder📖 Plutarch, Greek Questions 40📖 Strabo 9.5.18📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 18.486d📖 Pseudo-Palaiphatos 51📖 Plutarch, Greek Questions 37
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasStraboCallimachus, AetiaPlutarch, Greek QuestionsD-Scholia, IliadPseudo-Palaiphatos
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    MyrtisEuphorion of ChalcisDiocles
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Myrtis fr. 716 PMG📖 Euphorion of Chalcis fr. 65 Lightfoot📖 Diocles FHG iii p. 78
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Tanagra (Boiotia) city in Boiotia
    Reported to have local traditions about
    🌍 Harma (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🏺 the Chariot of Amphiaraos👤 Tanagra (eponym) eponym of Tanagra, daughter of Aiolos or Asopos👤 Graia (alt. Tanagra) alternative name for Tanagra as an old woman🌍 Graia (unlocatable, Boiotia) Homeric placename in Boiotia, variously located👤 Hermes Olympian god🌍 Tanagra (Boiotia) city in Boiotia👤 Amphiaraos prophet, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut, one of the Seven against Thebes👤 Poimandros founder of Tanagra
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Pausanias 9.19.4 📖 Pausanias 8.36.10 📖 Pausanias 9.20.1-9.20.2
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