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🌍 the Sanctuary and Oracle of Apollo at Didyma (Asia Minor)

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  • Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q671358
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599593
    Cult site of
    👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Artemis Olympian goddess
    Derives etymology from
    ⭐ Gemini (constellation)
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the Blood Altar at Didyma built by Heracles
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Blood Altar at Didyma  🏛️ the Altar of Apollo Philesios at or near Didyma
    Related entities
    🏛️ the Blood Altar at Didyma built by Heracles👤 Apollo Olympian god🌍 Colophon (Ionia) city in Ionia🌍 Delphi (Phocis) city and sanctuary in Phocis; for prophecies see "the Oracle of Apollo (Delphi)"🌍 Claros (Ionia) city and oracle of Apollo on coast of Asia Minor⭐ Gemini (constellation)🌍 Delos (island) sanctuary of Apollo on island in the Aegean🌍 Xanthos (Lycia) Lycian city👤 Branchos (Milesian) lover of Apollo👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Lapithes (Thessalian) father of Phorbas, Thessalian👤 Daites son of Machairaeus🌍 Miletos (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor👤 Leodamas (Milesian) king of Miletos👤 Mother of Euangelos (name unknown) woman enslaved at Carystos, sent to Branchos👤 Euangelos successor of Branchos at Didyma🌍 Caunos (Caria) city in Asia Minor on border of Caria and Lycia👤 Lyrcos (Argive II) son of Phoroneus👤 Heilebia daughter of Aigialos, wife of Lyrcos👤 Staphylos (Argonaut) Argonaut👤 Hemithea (d. of Staphylos) goddess of the Chersonesos, also known by the name Molpadia🌍 Bybassos (Caria) city in Caria👤 Basilos son of Lyrcos and Hemithea👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🌍 the Sanctuary and Oracle of Apollo at Didyma (Asia Minor)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 5.13.11📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 18.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Astrology 23📖 Lucian, The Double Indictment 1📖 Strabo 9.3.9📖 Lucian, Alexander the False Prophet 43📖 Callimachus, Lyric Poems fr. 229 Pfeiffer📖 Conon, Narrations 33📖 Conon, Narrations 44📖 Parthenios, Erotica Pathemata 1
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, AstrologyLucian, The Double IndictmentStraboLucian, Alexander the False ProphetCallimachus, Lyric PoemsConon, NarrationsParthenios, Erotica Pathemata
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    NicainetosApollonios
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Nicainetos fr. 1 Powell📖 Apollonios fr. 5 Powell
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