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🌍 the Phlegraian Plain (Campania)

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  • Information
    active volcanic region east of Cumae
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432744
    Identified with
    🌍 Phlegra (alt. Pallene)🌍 the Land of the Cimmerians
    Place of death of
    👥 the Giants
    Derives etymology from
    🌍 Mount Vesuvius (Italy)
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the Road of Heracles (Campania)
    Encompasses
    🌍 Lake Avernus (Campania) 🌍 the Oracle of the Dead (Aornus)
    Related entities
    👥 the Giants👤 Heracles👥 the Olympian Gods🌍 Mount Vesuvius (Italy)👤 Eurystheus👤 Iolaos🌍 Crete (island)👥 the Cattle of Geryon🌍 Egypt🌍 Libya (North Africa)🌍 Tiryns (Argolid)🌍 Gadeira (Iberia)🌍 Rhegion (Italy)🌍 Croton (Italy)🌍 Epeiros (N. Greece)🏛️ the Pillars of Heracles🌍 Eryx (Sicily)🌍 Epizephyrian Locris (Italy)🌍 the Strait of Messina🌍 Etruria (Italy)🌍 Liguria (Italy)🌍 Himera (Sicily)🌍 the Palatine Hill (Rome)🌍 Syracuse (Sicily)🌍 Iberia (W. Europe)🌍 Aigesta (Sicily)🌍 Hecatompylos (N. Africa)🌍 Alesia (Gaul)🌍 Agyrion (Sicily)🌍 Poseidonia (Italy)🌍 Pelorias (Sicily)🌍 Leontini (Sicily)🏛️ the Route through the Graian Alps🌍 Lake Avernus (Campania)👤 Zeus (Olympian)🌍 Phlegra (alt. Pallene)🌍 the Land of the Cimmerians🌍 the Oracle of the Dead (Aornus)🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus🌍 Leuca (S. Italy)🌍 the Underworld👤 Persephone🌍 the Land of the Lotus-eaters (unlocatable)👤 Odysseus🌍 Troy (Troad)🌍 Ithaca (island)🌍 River Styx (Underworld)🌍 the Land of the Cyclopes🌍 the Islands of Aiolos (unlocatable)🌍 the Island of the Laistrygonians🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable)🌍 the Island of the Sirens (unlocatable)🌍 the Promontory of Scylla (unlocatable)🌍 the Promontory of Charybdis (unlocatable)🌍 Ogygia (island)🌍 Scheria (unlocatable island)🌍 Corcyra (island)🌍 River Acheron (Underworld)🌍 Mount Neriton (Ithaca)🌍 the Seirenoussai (islands)🌍 Syrtis Maior (N. Africa)🌍 Pithecoussai (island)🌍 River Periphlegethon (Underworld)🌍 the Grove of Persephone🌍 River Cocytos (Underworld)🌍 River Lethe (Underworld)🌍 Rheithron (Ithaca)🌍 the Phlegraian Plain (Campania)🏛️ the Road of Heracles (Campania)🌍 the Apennine Mountains🏛️ the Tomb of Baios (Italy)🌍 Campania (Italy)🌍 Lake Acherousia (Italy)🌍 Mount Ossa (Italy)🌍 Cyme Phriconis (Ionia)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Diodoros, Library 4.21.5-4.21.7📖 Diodoros, Library 4.17.1-4.25.1📖 Diodoros, Library 5.71.1-5.71.6📖 Strabo 5.4.4📖 Strabo 5.4.5📖 Strabo 5.4.6📖 Strabo 6.3.5📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.106-10.154
    Mentioned in text
    Diodoros, LibraryStraboOvid, Metamorphoses
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    TimaiosEphorosHomer, Odyssey
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Timaios BNJ 566 fr. 89📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 134a📖 Homer, Odyssey 10.508-11.49
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