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🌍 Cape Circaion (Italy)

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  • Alternative names
    the Promontory of Circe
    Information
    promontory on coast of Italy with city Circeii on it
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432781
    Identified with
    🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable) unlocatable island of Circe, visited by Odysseus
    Cult site of
    👤 Circe daughter of Helios and Perseis, encountered by Odysseus👤 Athena Olympian goddess
    Place of burial of
    👤 Elpenor companion of Odysseus
    Settled by
    👤 Aineias son of Aphrodite and Anchises, leader of the Dardanian contingent at Troy👥 the Companions of Aineias who flee with Aineias from Troy
    Settled from
    🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad
    Eponym
    👤 Circe daughter of Helios and Perseis, encountered by Odysseus
    Ruled by
    👤 Circe daughter of Helios and Perseis, encountered by Odysseus
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the Tomb of Elpenor (Italy) on Cape Circaion🏺 the Bowl of Odysseus kept as relic at Cape Circaion
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Altar of Athena on Cape Circaion  🏛️ the Tomb of Elpenor (Italy)
    Related Entities
    👤 Circe daughter of Helios and Perseis, encountered by Odysseus🌍 Scythia region north of the Black Sea🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable) unlocatable island of Circe, visited by Odysseus👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Aineias son of Aphrodite and Anchises, leader of the Dardanian contingent at Troy🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Cumae (Campania) Greek colony in Campania🌍 Caieta (Italy) city in Italy👥 the Companions of Aineias who flee with Aineias from Troy🌍 Latium (Italy) region in central Italy around Rome🌍 Caere (Italy) Etruscan city in Italy🌍 Aineia (Chalcidice) city in Chalcidice🌍 Pisa (Italy) city in Italy🌍 Rhaicalos (Chalcidice) city on the Thermaic Gulf🌍 Mount Cissos (Chalcidice) mountain on the Thermaic Gulf🌍 Almopia (N. Greece) region of Macedonia🌍 River Arno (Italy) river in central Italy🌍 Lake Fucinus (Italy) lake in central Italy, modern Lake Fucine, now drained🌍 Lake Pitonia (Italy) lake in central Italy👤 Scylla (sea monster)🌍 Sicily (island) island near Italy👤 Glaucos ("of the sea") from Anthedon, turned into sea divinity👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Helios personification of the sun🌍 Rhegion (Italy) city in southern Italy🌍 the Island of the Laistrygonians unlocatable island visited by Odysseus🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) mountain on Sicily🌍 the Lipari Islands (Sicily) islands off Sicily👥 the Companions of Odysseus the members of the Cephallonian contingent who depart Troy with Odysseus👤 Elpenor companion of Odysseus👤 Eurylochos (Ithacan) companion of Odysseus👤 Polites (Ithacan) companion of Odysseus👤 Macareus (Ithacan) companion of Odysseus👤 Hermes Olympian god🏺 Moly drug used against Circe🏛️ the Tomb of Elpenor (Italy) on Cape Circaion🏺 the Bowl of Odysseus kept as relic at Cape Circaion🌍 Cape Circaion (Italy) promontory on coast of Italy with city Circeii on it🏛️ the Tomb of Elpenor (Aiaia)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Diodoros, Library 4.44.7-4.45.8📖 Pomponius Mela 2.71📖 Strabo 1.2.12-1.2.14📖 Strabo 5.3.6📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1226-1280📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.1-14.39📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.40-14.74📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.198-14.241📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.242-14.307📖 Ps-Scylax, Periplous 8📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.308-14.357📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.697-15.744📖 Pliny, Natural History 3.57📖 Pliny, Natural History 2.201📖 Pliny, Natural History 25.10 = 25.5.1📖 Pliny, Natural History 15.36.1
    Mentioned in Text
    Diodoros, LibraryPomponius MelaStraboLycophron, AlexandraOvid, MetamorphosesPs-Scylax, PeriplousPliny, Natural History
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