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🌍 Lepreon (Elis)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10187278" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10187278">📖 Pausanias 5.5.4</span>
  • Information
    city in Elis
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5860679
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570423
    Place of burial of
    👤 Caucon eponym of the Caucones, buried in Lepreon👤 Lycourgos (Arcadian) son of Aleos, Arcadian
    Founded by
    👥 the Caucones ethnic collective👤 Caucon eponym of the Caucones, buried in Lepreon
    Settled by
    👥 the Caucones ethnic collective
    Settled from
    🌍 Arcadia region in the Peloponnese
    Eponym
    👤 Lepreus eponym of Lepreon, son of Pyrgeus👤 Leprea eponym of Lepreon
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the Tomb of Caucon (Lepreon)🏛️ the Tomb of Lycourgos (Lepreon)
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Tomb of Caucon (Lepreon) 🏛️ the Tomb of Lycourgos (Lepreon)
    Related entities
    👤 Lepreus eponym of Lepreon, son of Pyrgeus👤 Leprea eponym of Lepreon🏛️ the Tomb of Caucon (Lepreon)🏛️ the Tomb of Lycourgos (Lepreon)👥 the Caucones ethnic collective🌍 Arcadia region in the Peloponnese🌍 Maciston (Elis) city in Elis🌍 Cyparissia (Elis) area of Triphylia, near Maciston👤 Caucon eponym of the Caucones, buried in Lepreon🌍 Lepreon (Elis) city in Elis👤 Lycourgos (Arcadian) son of Aleos, Arcadian
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 5.5.3-5.5.5📖 Pausanias 5.5.5-5.5.6📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Zeus 10-41📖 Strabo 8.3.16-8.3.17
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasCallimachus, Hymn to ZeusStrabo
    Reported to have local traditions about
    🌍 Phigaleia (Arcadia) city in Arcadia👤 Lepreus eponym of Lepreon, son of Pyrgeus
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Pausanias 5.5.4
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