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🌍 Babylon (Mesopotamia)

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  • Information
    city in Mesopotamia
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893951
    Cult site of
    👤 Belos (Babylonian) god often identified with Zeus
    Place of death of
    👤 Semiramis Eastern goddess, daughter of Derceto👤 Axourtas character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Pyramos lover of Thisbe, Babylonian👤 Thisbe (Babylonian) lover of Pyramus
    Place of burial of
    👤 Belos (Babylonian) god often identified with Zeus👤 Ninos (Babylonian) mythical king of Babylon
    Founded by
    👤 Semiramis Eastern goddess, daughter of Derceto
    Settled by
    👤 Belos (Egyptian) son of Poseidon and Libya
    Settled from
    🌍 Egypt region in North Africa
    Fortified by
    👤 Semiramis Eastern goddess, daughter of Derceto
    Ruled by
    👤 Cordyes character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers
    Fortifications
    🏛️ the Walls of Babylon
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the Tomb of Belos (Babylon)
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Temple of Belos at Babylon 🏛️ the Tomb of Belos (Babylon) 🏛️ The Tomb of Ninos (Babylon)  🏛️ the Walls of Babylon 🏛️ the Mulberry Tree of Pyramus (Babylon)  🏛️ the Bridge over the Euphrates (Babylon) 🏛️ the Palaces of Semiramis (Babylon)  🏛️ the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
    Related entities
    👤 Medos (s. of Artaxerxes) character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Roxane character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Cordyes character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Euphrates character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Axourtas character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Belos (Egyptian) son of Poseidon and Libya🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🏛️ the Tomb of Belos (Babylon)👤 Derceto Syrian goddess👤 Semiramis Eastern goddess, daughter of Derceto👤 Pyramos lover of Thisbe, Babylonian👤 Thisbe (Babylonian) lover of Pyramus👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Cleinis resident of Babylon👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Lycios (Babylonian) son of Cleinis👤 Ortygios (Babylonian) son of Cleinis👤 Harpasos (Babylonian) son of Cleinis👤 Artemiche daughter of Cleinis👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Harpe wife of Cleinis👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo👤 Corax (raven) raven who tells Apollo about Coronis and Ischys👤 Polydegmon companion of Phineus, descendant of Semiramis🌍 Babylon (Egypt) city in Egypt🌍 Armenia region south of the Black Sea🏺 the Oblisk of Semiramis displayed at Babylon🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa🌍 River Indos (India) river in India🌍 Mount Bagistanos (Persia) mountain in modern Iran🌍 Persia region in Asia🏛️ the Oracle of Zeus-Ammon (N. Africa)🌍 Bactra (Bactria) city in Bactria🌍 Chauon (Media) city in modern Iran🌍 the Zagros Mountains (Media)🌍 Ecbatana (Media) city in Media🏛️ the Walls of Babylon👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Rhea Titan👤 Belos (Babylonian) god often identified with Zeus🌍 Babylon (Mesopotamia) city in Mesopotamia🏛️ the Mulberry Tree of Pyramus (Babylon) with berries stained purple by Pyramus' blood👤 Ninos (Babylonian) mythical king of Babylon🏛️ the Bridge over the Euphrates (Babylon)🏛️ the Palaces of Semiramis (Babylon) two complexes on either side of the Euphrates🏛️ The Tomb of Ninos (Babylon) where Pyramus and Thisbe die
    Mentioned by
    📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 20📖 Diodoros, Library 1.28.1-1.28.3📖 Strabo 16.1.5📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.1-4.54📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.55-4.166📖 Diodoros, Library 6.1.6-6.1.10📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 20📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.1-5.89📖 Diodoros, Library 2.7.1-2.9.9📖 Strabo 2.1.31📖 Diodoros, Library 3.1.2📖 Diodoros, Library 1.56.4📖 Diodoros, Library 2.11.1-2.11.5📖 Diodoros, Library 2.13.1-2.19.10📖 Diodoros, Library 2.20.1-2.21.8
    Mentioned in text
    Ps-Plutarch, On RiversDiodoros, LibraryStraboOvid, MetamorphosesAntoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 Syria area in the levant
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