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🌍 the Sanctuary of the Cabeiroi at Thebes

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  • Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540844
    In
    🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)
    Cult site of
    👥 the Cabeiroi obscure gods sometimes conflated with the Couretes etc👤 Cybele (goddess) 'Mother of the Gods'👤 Pelarge daughter of Potnieus, wife of Isthmiades, establishes rites at Sanctuary of Cabeiroi
    Cult established by
    👤 Telondes established various honours for Pelarge at Cabeireon👤 Pelarge daughter of Potnieus, wife of Isthmiades, establishes rites at Sanctuary of Cabeiroi👤 Isthmiades husband of Pelarge, establishes rites at Sanctuary of Cabeiroi
    Encompasses
    🎨 Boiotian Red-Figure Bobbin (NAM 10495)
    Has depictions of
    👤 Perseus (Argive) Greek hero, slayer of Medousa👤 Medousa (Gorgon) gorgon🏺 the Sickle of Perseus
    Related entities
    👥 the Cabeiroi obscure gods sometimes conflated with the Couretes etc👤 Demeter Olympian goddess👤 Aitnaios son of Prometheus (one of the Cabeiroi)👤 Prometheus (Cabeiros) one of the Cabeiroi👤 Isthmiades husband of Pelarge, establishes rites at Sanctuary of Cabeiroi👤 Pelarge daughter of Potnieus, wife of Isthmiades, establishes rites at Sanctuary of Cabeiroi🌍 Alexiarous (Boiotia) town in Boiotia👤 Telondes established various honours for Pelarge at Cabeireon🌍 the Oracle of Zeus at Dodona (Epeiros) cult site in Epeiros👤 Cybele (goddess) 'Mother of the Gods'👥 the Epigonoi Sack Thebes in the generation after the Seven
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 4.1.5-4.1.9📖 Pausanias 9.25.5-9.25.10
    Mentioned in text
    Pausanias
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