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🌍 Lake Avernus (Campania)

  • <span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="10093378" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_10093378">🌍 Baiai (Campania) </span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="10214289" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_10214289">🌍 Cumae (Campania) </span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="11309930" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_11309930">🌍 Dicaiarchia (Italy) </span>
  • Alternative names
    Aornon Aornos
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432712
    In
    🌍 the Phlegraian Plain (Campania)
    Serves as entrance to
    🌍 the Underworld
    Said to flow from or into
    🌍 River Styx (Underworld)
    Encompases
    🌍 the Oracle of the Dead (Aornus)
    Related Entities
    🌍 the Underworld  🌍 the Land of the Lotus-eaters (unlocatable)  👤 Odysseus  🌍 Troy (Troad)  🌍 Ithaca (island)  🌍 Libya (North Africa)  🌍 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)  🌍 the Strait of Messina  🌍 Syrtis Maior (N. Africa)  🌍 Pithecoussai (island)  🌍 the Land of the Cimmerians  🌍 River Periphlegethon (Underworld)  🌍 the Grove of Persephone  🌍 River Cocytos (Underworld)  🌍 River Lethe (Underworld)  🌍 Rheithron (Ithaca)  🌍 the Phlegraian Plain (Campania)  🌍 Lake Avernus (Campania) 🏛️ the Road of Heracles (Campania)  🌍 the Apennine Mountains  🏛️ the Tomb of Baios (Italy) 🌍 Campania (Italy)  🌍 Lake Acherousia (Italy)  🌍 the Oracle of the Dead (Aornus)  🌍 Mount Ossa (Italy)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 648-767 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 662-711 📖 Strabo 1.2.18 📖 Strabo 5.4.5 📖 Strabo 5.4.6 📖 Vergil, Georgics 4.453-4.527
    Mentioned in Text
    Lycophron, Alexandra Strabo Vergil, Georgics
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Odyssey 10.508-11.49
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Baiai (Campania)  🌍 Cumae (Campania)  🌍 Dicaiarchia (Italy)
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