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🌍 Temesa (Italy)

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  • Alternative names
    Temessa
    Information
    city in Italy
    Sometimes conflated with
    🌍 Brentesion (S. Italy) coastal city in south east Italy
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3983093
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/452469
    Identified with
    🌍 Temesa (unlocatable) unlocatable Homeric toponym, identified sometimes with the city in Italy, perhaps the city in Cyprus
    Cult site of
    👤 Polites (Temesian) the 'Hero' of Temesa👤 Polites (Ithacan) companion of Odysseus
    Place of death of
    👤 Polites (Temesian) the 'Hero' of Temesa
    Place of burial of
    👤 Polites (Temesian) the 'Hero' of Temesa
    Founded by
    👤 Thoas (Aitolian) son of Andraimon, leader of the Aitolian contingent at Troy👥 the Aitolian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent👤 Epistrophos (Phocian) son of Iphitos, leader of the Phocian contingent at Troy👤 Schedios (Phocian I) son of Iphitos, leader of the Phocian contingent at Troy👥 the Phocian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent
    Founded from
    🌍 Aitolia region in mainland Greece🌍 Phocis region on the Greek mainland
    Encompasses
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Polites at Temesa (Italy)
    Related Entities
    👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad👤 Polites (Temesian) the 'Hero' of Temesa👥 the Companions of Odysseus the members of the Cephallonian contingent who depart Troy with Odysseus👤 Thoas (Aitolian) son of Andraimon, leader of the Aitolian contingent at Troy👥 the Aitolian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Aitolia region in mainland Greece🌍 Temesa (unlocatable) unlocatable Homeric toponym, identified sometimes with the city in Italy, perhaps the city in Cyprus👤 Epistrophos (Phocian) son of Iphitos, leader of the Phocian contingent at Troy👤 Schedios (Phocian I) son of Iphitos, leader of the Phocian contingent at Troy👥 the Phocian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Phocis region on the Greek mainland🌍 Tamassos (Cyprus) city on Cyprus🏺 the Mixing Bowl of Menelaos dedicated by Menelaos in Apulia🌍 Brentesion (S. Italy) coastal city in south east Italy🌍 Ithaca (island) island in the Ionian Sea🌍 Taphos (island) island👤 Mentes (Taphian) king of the Taphians👤 Polites (Ithacan) companion of Odysseus
    Mentioned in Text
    Pausanias Diegeseis to CallimachusStraboLycophron, AlexandraEustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey
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