- Alternative names
- the Promontory of Circe
- Information
- promontory on coast of Italy with city Circeii on it
- 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)
- Mentioned by
- 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1226-1280 📖 Pomponius Mela 2.71 📖 Strabo 1.2.12-1.2.14 📖 Strabo 5.3.6 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.1-14.39 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.40-14.74 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.198-14.241 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.242-14.307 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.308-14.357 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.697-15.744 📖 Ps-Scylax, Periplous 8 📖 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
- Lycophron, Alexandra Strabo Pomponius Mela Ovid, Metamorphoses Ps-Scylax, Periplous Pliny, Natural History
- Mentioned in citation of
- Homer Lycophron Strabo Pomponius Mela Ovid Theophrastos Ps-Scylax Pliny Lycophron, Alexandra Homer, Odyssey Strabo Pomponius Mela Ovid, Metamorphoses Ps-Scylax, Periplous Pliny, Natural History Theophrastos, Enquiry into Plants Greek Latin Early Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE) Late Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE) Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE) Middle Hellenistic (ca. 220-150 BCE) Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE) Geometric (ca. 900-700 BCE) Geography Epic