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🌍 Spring and River Amymone (Argolid)

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  • Information
    waterway in the Argolid
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/573086
    Somewhere in or near
    🌍 Lerna (Argolid)
    Place of birth of
    👤 the Hydra killed by Heracles
    Place of death of
    👤 the Hydra killed by Heracles
    Created by
    👤 Poseidon Olympian god
    Eponym
    👤 Amymone Danaid, mother of Nauplios
    Related entities
    👤 Amymone Danaid, mother of Nauplios👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Iolaos son of Iphicles, companion of Heracles🏺 the Sword of Heracles weapon of Heracles🏺 the Bow of Heracles weapon of Heracles, later given to Philoctetes🏺 the Club of Heracles weapon of Heracles🌍 Lerna (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 the Hydra killed by Heracles👤 the Lernaian Crab accompanies the Hydra👤 Athena Olympian goddess🏺 the Trident of Poseidon weapon of Poseidon👤 Inachos (river god) river god and eponym of river in the Argolid, and in some traditions king of Argos👤 Proitos (Argive) son of Abas👤 Nile (river god) river god👤 Danaos father of the Danaids👤 Aigyptos (Aigyptid) son of Aigyptos👤 Hera Olympian goddess🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional🌍 River Nile (Egypt) river in Egypt🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa🌍 River Euenos (Aitolia) river in Aitolia🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) river in western Peloponnese🌍 River Thermodon (Pontos) river south of the Black Sea🌍 River Strymon (Thrace) river in Thrace🌍 River Phasis (Colchis) river in Colchis🌍 River Spercheios (C. Greece) river in central Greece🌍 Spring and River Dirce (Thebes) river at Thebes🌍 River Ismenos (Thebes) river at Thebes🌍 River Maiandros (Caria) river in Caria🌍 River Xanthos (Lycia) river in Lycia, not in the Troad🌍 River Peneios (Thessaly) river in Thessaly👤 Phaethon (s. of Helios) son of Helios🌍 River Ganges (India) river in India🌍 River Istros (Europe) river in Europe🌍 River Caicos (Lydia) river in Lydia🌍 River Eurotas (Laconia) river in Laconia🏛️ Spring Peirene (Corinth) at Corinth🌍 River Euphrates (Mesopotamia) river in Mesopotamia🌍 River Orontes (Syria) river in Syria🌍 River Erymanthos (Arcadia) river in Arcadia on the border with Elis🌍 River Caystros (Asia Minor)🏺 the Chariot of Helios🌍 River Hebros (N. Greece) river in Northern Greece🌍 River Melas (Arcadia) unlocatable river in Arcadia🌍 River Tanais (Scythia) modern River Don🌍 River Tiber (Italy)🌍 River Po (Italy)👥 the Horses of Helios pull chariot of Helios🌍 River Tagus (Iberia) river on the Iberian Peninsula🌍 River Rhine river in northern Europe🌍 River Rhone river in central Europe
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.1.4📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.2📖 Pausanias 2.37.1-2.37.2📖 Pausanias 2.37.4📖 Pausanias 5.17.5-5.17.11📖 Pausanias 5.17.9-5.17.11📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 8.1-8.3 MacLeod📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Athena 33-56📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 54a Harder📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 66 Harder📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 4.171📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 145-190📖 Strabo 8.6.7-8.6.8📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.201-2.271📖 Ovid, Amores 1.10📖 Pliny, Natural History 4.17
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsCallimachus, Hymn to AthenaCallimachus, AetiaD-Scholia, IliadEuripides, Phoenician WomenStraboOvid, MetamorphosesOvid, AmoresPliny, Natural History
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, Iliad
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Iliad 4.171-4.175
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)
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