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🌍 Cumae (Campania)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10149531" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10149531">📖 Pausanias 8.24.5</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11291442" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11291442">📖 Pausanias 10.12.1-10.12.8</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11309921" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11309921">📖 Strabo 1.2.18</span>
  • Information
    Greek colony in Campania
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432808
    Serves as entrance to
    🌍 the Underworld
    Cult site of
    👤 Apollo
    Place of burial of
    👤 Typhon👤 Cumaean Sibyl
    Relics preserved on site
    🏺 the Tusks of the Erymanthian Boar🏛️ the Tomb of the Cumaean Sibyl (Cumae)
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Temple of Apollo at Cumae (Campania) 🏛️ the Cave of the Sibyl (Cumae) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Apollo at Cumae (Italy) 🏛️ the Tomb of the Cumaean Sibyl (Cumae)
    Related entities
    🏺 the Tusks of the Erymanthian Boar👤 Celbidas🌍 Tritaia (Achaia)👥 the Sons of the Daughters of Thespios👤 Typhon🌍 Sicily (island)🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily)🌍 Naples (Italy)🌍 the Lipari Islands (Sicily)🌍 Pithecoussai (island)🌍 Baiai (Campania)🌍 Dicaiarchia (Italy)👤 Aineias🌍 Troy (Troad)🌍 Cape Circaion (Italy)🌍 Caieta (Italy)👥 the Companions of Aineias🌍 Latium (Italy)🌍 Caere (Italy)🌍 Aineia (Chalcidice)🌍 Pisa (Italy)🌍 Rhaicalos (Chalcidice)🌍 Mount Cissos (Chalcidice)🌍 Almopia (N. Greece)🌍 River Arno (Italy)🌍 Lake Fucinus (Italy)🌍 Lake Pitonia (Italy)👤 Apollo👤 Cumaean Sibyl🌍 the Seirenoussai (islands)🌍 Parthenope (alt. Naples)🌍 the Aiolian Islands (alt. Lipari)👤 Ascanios (s. of Aineias)🏺 the Ships of Aineias🌍 Prochyta (island)🏺 the Golden Branch🌍 the Underworld👤 Anchises (Trojan)🏛️ the Tomb of the Cumaean Sibyl (Cumae)🌍 the Sanctuary of Apollo at Cumae (Italy)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 8.24.5📖 Pausanias 7.22.8-7.22.9📖 Diodoros, Library 5.15.1-5.15.6📖 Strabo 5.4.9📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1226-1280📖 Pausanias 10.12.1-10.12.8📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.75-14.106📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.106-14.153📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.154-14.197📖 Pindar, Pythian 1 13-29
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasDiodoros, LibraryStraboLycophron, AlexandraOvid, MetamorphosesPindar, Pythian 1
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Pindar, Pythian 1Hyperochos of Cyme
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Pindar, Pythian 1 13-29📖 Hyperochos of Cyme BNJ 576 fr. 2
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Cumae (Campania)
    Reported to have local traditions about
    🏺 the Tusks of the Erymanthian Boar🌍 Cumae (Campania)🌍 River Acheron (Underworld)🌍 River Periphlegethon (Underworld)🌍 Lake Avernus (Campania)👤 Cumaean Sibyl🏛️ the Tomb of the Cumaean Sibyl (Cumae)🌍 the Sanctuary of Apollo at Cumae (Italy)
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Pausanias 8.24.5 📖 Pausanias 10.12.1-10.12.8 📖 Strabo 1.2.18
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