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🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia

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  • Alternative names
    the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus Altis
    In
    🌍 Olympia (Elis)
    Cult site of
    πŸ‘€ Hera β€‚πŸ‘€ Zeus β€‚πŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) β€‚πŸ‘€ Alpheios (river god) β€‚πŸ‘€ Physcoa β€‚πŸ‘€ Iamos β€‚πŸ‘€ Cybele (goddess)
    Place of burial of
    πŸ‘€ Hippodameia (Elian)
    Cult established by
    πŸ‘€ Heracles β€‚πŸ‘€ Heracles (Dactyl)
    Relics preserved on site
    πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Hera at Olympia β€‚πŸΊ the Bones of Hippodameiaβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Ash Altar of Zeus at OlympiaΒ β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Zeus Areios at Olympiaβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Ash Altar of Hera at OlympiaΒ  β€‚πŸΊ the Toy Couch of Hippodameia
    Encompases
    πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Zeus at Olympia β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Hera at Olympia β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Hippodameia (Olympia) β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Pelops at Olympia β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Ash Altar of Zeus at OlympiaΒ β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Ash Altar of Hera at OlympiaΒ  β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Oracle of Iamos (Olympia) β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue of Heracles and the Amazons in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia, by Aristocles of Cydonia (LIMC Amazones 94)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue Group of Zeus and the Asopids in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia (LIMC Aigina 28)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Reliefs on Semicircular Pedestal in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia ( Not Extant)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue of Zeus and Ganymedes in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia, by Agathocles (LIMC Ganymedes 75)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue Group of Zeus, Pelops, and Alpheios in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia (LIMC Alpheios 9)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue Group of Leaders of the Greek Contingent, in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia, by Onatas (LIMC Aias I 21)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue of Heracles and the Nemean Lion in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia, by Nicodamos of Mainalos (LIMC Herakles 1906)β€‚βš’οΈ Inscription on Statue Group of the Greek Contingent from the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia (Not Extant)β€‚βš’οΈ Inscription on Semicircular Pedestal dedicated by the Apollonians at Olympia ()
    Has depictions of
    πŸ‘€ Amythaon β€‚πŸ‘€ Apollo β€‚πŸ‘€ Arcas β€‚πŸ‘€ Athena β€‚πŸ‘€ Atlas  πŸ‘₯ the Centaurs β€‚πŸ‘€ Cerberos (dog) β€‚πŸ‘€ the Cerynitian Deer β€‚πŸ‘€ Chrysippos (s. of Pelops) β€‚πŸ‘€ the Cretan Bull β€‚πŸ‘€ Eileithyia β€‚πŸ‘€ the Erymanthian Boar β€‚πŸ‘€ Eurystheus β€‚πŸ‘€ Eurytion (Thessalian centaur) β€‚πŸ‘€ Zeus β€‚πŸ‘€ Geryon β€‚πŸ‘€ Heracles β€‚πŸ‘€ Hermes β€‚πŸ‘€ Hippodameia (Elian) β€‚πŸ‘€ Hippolyte (Amazon I) β€‚πŸ‘€ Theseus β€‚πŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) β€‚πŸ‘€ Peirithous (Lapith) β€‚πŸ‘€ Hippodameia (w. of Peirithous)  πŸ‘₯ the Mares of Diomedes β€‚πŸ‘€ Melampous β€‚πŸ‘€ Myrtilos β€‚πŸ‘€ the Nemean Lion β€‚πŸ‘€ Oinomaos (Elian) β€‚πŸ‘€ Sterope (Atlantid)  πŸ‘₯ the Stymphalian Birds β€‚πŸΊ the Bow of Heracles β€‚πŸΊ the Club of Heracles  πŸ‘₯ the Lapiths β€‚πŸΊ the Golden Apples of the Hesperidesβ€‚πŸΊ the Chariot of Pelops β€‚πŸ‘€ the Hydra β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Stables of Augeias (Elis) β€‚πŸ‘€ Alpheios (river god)  πŸ‘₯ the Horses of Oinomaos β€‚πŸ‘€ Cillas (eponym) β€‚πŸ‘€ Clytios (s. of Alcmaion) β€‚πŸ‘€ Iamos β€‚πŸ‘€ Cladeos (river god) β€‚πŸ‘€ Sosipolis  ⏳ the Wedding of Peirithous and Hippodameia β€‚πŸΊ the Jar of Eurystheus  πŸ‘₯ the Horses of Pelops
    Reported to have depictions of
    πŸ‘€ Dionysos β€‚πŸ‘€ Zeus β€‚πŸ‘€ Orpheus β€‚πŸ‘€ Agon
    Related Entities
    πŸ‘€ Apollo β€‚πŸ‘€ Hera β€‚πŸ‘€ Themis β€‚πŸ‘€ Zeus β€‚πŸ‘€ Heracles  πŸ‘₯ the Hesperides β€‚πŸ‘€ Hippodameia (Elian) β€‚πŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) β€‚πŸ‘€ Oxylos (Elian)  πŸ‘₯ the Horai β€‚πŸŒ Mideia (Argolid) β€‚πŸ‘€ Alpheios (river god) β€‚πŸ‘€ Heracles (Dactyl) β€‚πŸ‘€ Clymenos (Cretan) β€‚πŸ‘€ Physcoa β€‚πŸ‘€ Iamos β€‚πŸ‘€ Cybele (goddess) β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Hera at Olympia β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympiaβ€‚πŸΊ the Bones of Hippodameiaβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Ash Altar of Zeus at OlympiaΒ β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Zeus Areios at Olympiaβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Ash Altar of Hera at OlympiaΒ  β€‚πŸŒ Scillos (Elis) β€‚πŸΊ the Toy Couch of Hippodameia β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Pelops (Olympia)
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Pausanias 5.16.1β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 5.20.9β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 5.26.3β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 5.27.1β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 5.13.8-5.13.11β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 5.14.4-5.14.10β€‚πŸ“– Pindar, Olympian 10 24-59β€‚πŸ“– Strabo 8.3.30
    Mentioned in Text
    Pausanias Strabo Pindar, Olympian 10
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