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👤 Aithra (m. of Theseus)

  • <span class="a type-11352" data-type_id="11352" data-object_id="11309145" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-11352_11309145">🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-11352" data-type_id="11352" data-object_id="11321590" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-11352_11321590">🎨 Wall Painting of the Fall of Troy in the Lesche of the Cnidians by Polygnotos, Delphi (LIMC Ilioupersis 25)</span>
  • Information
    daughter of Pittheus, mother of Theseus
    LIMC headword
    Aithra I
    Daughter of
    👤 Pittheus
    Mother of
    👤 Theseus
    Wife of
    👤 Aigeus (Athenian)
    Has children with
    👤 Aigeus (Athenian) 👤 Poseidon
    Born at
    🌍 Troizen (Argolid)
    Enslaved to
    👤 Castor (Spartan) 👤 Helen 👤 Polydeuces (Spartan)
    Creates
    🏛️ the Temple of Athena Apaturia (Argolid)
    Related Entities
    👤 Acamas (Athenian) 👤 Agamemnon 👤 Aigeus (Athenian) 👤 Alexander (Trojan) 👤 Antenor (Trojan) 👤 Apollo 👤 Athena 👤 Bellerophon 👤 Castor (Spartan) 👤 Clytios (Trojan) 👤 Demeter 👤 Demophon (Athenian) 👤 Diomedes (Argive I) 👤 Poseidon 👤 Hector (Trojan) 👤 Hicetaon 👤 Lampos (Trojan) 🌍 Corinth (Argolid) 🌍 Eleusis (Attica) 🌍 Athens (Attica) 👤 Theseus 👤 Pegasos (horse) 👤 Peirithous (Lapith) 👤 Helen 👤 Persephone 👤 Pittheus 👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) 👤 Priam 👥 the Nereids 👤 Odysseus 🏺 the Palladion (statue) 🏺 the Sword of Aigeus 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Troy (Troad) 🌍 the Beach of Troy 🌍 the Citadel of Troy 🏛️ the Temple of Athena at Troy 👤 Adrastos (Argive I) 🏛️ the Scaian Gates (Troy) 🌍 Troizen (Argolid) 👥 the Seven against Thebes 🌍 Aphidnai (Attica) 🏺 the Sandals of Aigeus 🏛️ the Rock of Theseus near Troizen 👤 Eurybates (Ithacan) 👤 Eurybates (Mycenaean) 👤 Clymene (Trojan) 👤 Oucalegon 👤 Panthoos 👤 Thymoites (Trojan I) 👤 Mounitos (Trojan) 🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi🌍 Sacred Island (Argolid) 🌍 Sphairia (alt. Sacred Island) 🏛️ the House of Aigeus (Athens) 👤 Aphidnos (eponym) 🏛️ the Temple of Demeter at Eleusis🏛️ the Temple of Athena Apaturia (Argolid)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.23📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 5.22📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.7📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.7📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.16.1📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 494-534📖 Pausanias 2.33.1📖 Plutarch, Theseus 3.4📖 Plutarch, Theseus 4.1📖 Plutarch, Theseus 7.1📖 Plutarch, Theseus 31.3📖 Plutarch, Theseus 34.1📖 Euripides, Suppliant Women 1-41📖 Homer, Iliad 3.139-3.170📖 Pausanias 1.41.3-1.41.6📖 Pausanias 2.30.8-2.30.9📖 Pausanias 2.31.8-2.31.9📖 Pausanias 5.19.1-5.19.6📖 Pausanias 10.25.4-10.25.8📖 Pausanias 10.25.7-10.25.8📖 Plutarch, Theseus 3.3-3.5📖 Plutarch, Theseus 3.1-3.3📖 Plutarch, Theseus 32.4-33.1📖 Plutarch, Theseus 34.1-34.2📖 Euripides, Suppliant Women 359-364📖 Little Iliad fr. 17 West📖 Sack of Troy fr. 6 West📖 Sack of Troy Argumentum 4 West📖 Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 17📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.144📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 11.741📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 9-11 Hollis📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 12 Hollis📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 78 Hollis
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadLycophron, Alexandra Little IliadPlutarch, TheseusPausaniasEuripides, Suppliant Women Sack of TroyBacchylides, DithyrambsD-Scholia, IliadCallimachus, Hecale
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Pindar fr. 258 Snell-Maehler📖 Istros BNJ 334 fr. 7📖 Homer, Iliad 3.139-3.170📖 Little Iliad fr. 17 West📖 Hellanicos fr. 168 Fowler📖 Alcman fr. 21 PMG📖 Crates of Mallos fr. 14 Broggiato
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater attributed to the Cleophrades Painter (Beazley 201700; LIMC Aithra I 1)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling I 2, 6, Pompeii (MANN 109751; PALP r1-i2-p6-space-m)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)🎨 Wall Painting of the Fall of Troy in the Lesche of the Cnidians by Polygnotos, Delphi (LIMC Ilioupersis 25)
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