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πŸ‘€ Antaios

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  • Information
    son of Poseidon, wrestles Heracles
    Sometimes conflated with
    πŸ‘€ Bousiris (Egyptian) king of Egypt
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272006
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/2063
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/TUilbuQ3TRKdeGXHmEg_6wm
    Gender
    Male
    Appearance and powers
    Has monstrous form
    Experiences
    Involved in athletic competition
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian godπŸ‘€ Ge personification of Earth
    Father of
    πŸ‘€ Alceis (Libyan) daughter of Antaios
    Founder of
    🌍 Tingi (N. Africa) city founded by Antaios son of Poseidon, modern Tangiers
    Eponym of
    🌍 Antaios (Egypt) city and nome in Egypt
    Ruler of
    🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa
    Creates
    🏺 the Shield of Antaios wielded by Antaios son of Poseidon, created out of elephant hide
    Holds games at
    🌍 Irasa (Libya) city near, and predating, Cyrene
    Dies at
    🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa
    Killed by
    πŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Buried at
    πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Antaios (Libya) hill in Libya shaped as reclining man, said to be tomb of the giant
    Cult sites
    🌍 Tingi (N. Africa) city founded by Antaios son of Poseidon, modern Tangiers
    Body parts
    🏺 the Bones of Antaios
    Dwelling
    πŸ›οΈ the Palace of Antaios (N. Africa)
    Weaponry
    🏺 the Shield of Antaios
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian god🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North AfricaπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek heroπŸ‘€ Ge personification of EarthπŸ‘€ Bousiris (Egyptian) king of EgyptπŸ‘€ Cycnos (s. of Ares) son of Ares and Pelopia, killed by HeraclesπŸ‘€ Termeros "head-butter" killed by HeraclesπŸ‘€ Alceis (Libyan) daughter of Antaios🌍 Irasa (Libya) city near, and predating, Cyrene🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in BoiotiaπŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian godπŸ‘€ Isis Egyptian goddess🌍 Egypt region in North AfricaπŸ‘€ Osiris Egyptian god🌍 Antaios (Egypt) city and nome in Egypt🌍 Tingi (N. Africa) city founded by Antaios son of Poseidon, modern Tangiers🏺 the Shield of Antaios wielded by Antaios son of Poseidon, created out of elephant hideπŸ‘€ Iolaos son of Iphicles, companion of HeraclesπŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddess🌍 the Island in the River Lixos (N. Africa)πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Antaios (Libya) hill in Libya shaped as reclining man, said to be tomb of the giant🏺 the Bones of Antaios uncovered near Lynx by Q. Sertorius in 81-80 BCπŸ›οΈ the Palace of Antaios (N. Africa)
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.5.11πŸ“– Pausanias 9.11.6πŸ“– Plutarch, Theseus 11.1-11.2πŸ“– Peisandros, Heracleia fr. 6 WestπŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 9 103-125πŸ“– Pindar, Isthmian 4 43-72πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.17.1-1.17.5πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.21.1-1.21.11πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.17.3-4.17.4πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.27.1-4.27.5πŸ“– Pindar fr. 111 Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– Pomponius Mela 3.106πŸ“– Pomponius Mela 1.26πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 393-394πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 395-396πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 397-400πŸ“– Strabo 17.3.8πŸ“– Phrynichos I FragTrag rep. 3 = fr. 3a Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Aristias FragTrag fr. 1 = fr. 1 Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.159-9.272πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 5.2πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 5.3πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 28.2.1πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 35.93πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 9
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusPeisandros, HeracleiaPindar, Pythian 9Pindar, Isthmian 4Diodoros, LibraryPindarPomponius MelaOvid, IbisStraboPhrynichos IAristiasOvid, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Black-Figure Lid (BM 1859,0301.4; Beazley 7022; LIMC Antaios I 70)🎨 Silver Relief Skyphos from Pompeii (MANN 145507)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B984; LIMC Antaios I 33)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Hydria attributed to the Leagros Group (BM 1843,1103.55; LIMC Antaios I 6)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Pediment Reliefs from the Temple of Heracles, Thebes, by Praxiteles (LIMC Herakles 1710)🎨 Painting of Antaios by Apelles (Not Extant)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Egypt region in North Africa
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