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πŸ‘€ Bellerophon

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  • Information
    kills the Chimaira
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189872
    PALP
    http://palp.art/browse/bellerophon
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/NRqfvgrYQm=3JBMH35xyrgF
    Gender
    Male
    Experiences
    BlindedVictim of a false accusation
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ Glaucos (Corinthian) son of Sisyphos, mortal father of BellerophonπŸ‘€ Eurymede (m. of Bellerophon) mother of BellerophonπŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian god
    Descendant of
    πŸ‘€ Aiolos (eponym) son of Hellen, eponym of the Aiolians
    Father of
    πŸ‘€ Laodameia (d. of Bellerophon) daughter of BellerophonπŸ‘€ Hippolochos (Lycian) father of GlaucosπŸ‘€ Isandros son of BellerophonπŸ‘€ Glaucos (Lycian) son of Hippolochos, leader of the Lycia contingent at Troy
    Husband of
    πŸ‘€ Philonoe daughter of Iobates, wife of Bellerophon
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Philonoe daughter of Iobates, wife of Bellerophon
    Derives etymology from
    πŸ‘€ Belleros (Corinthian) king of Corinth, killed by Bellerophon
    Ruler of
    🌍 Lycia (SW Asia Minor) large region in south-west Asia Minor🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid
    Creates
    πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Athena Hippia at CorinthπŸ›οΈ the Palisade of Bellerophon (Termessos) landmark built by Bellerophon in his battle against the Solymoi
    Kills
    πŸ‘€ the Chimaira fire-breathing monsterπŸ‘€ Deliades brother of BellerophonπŸ‘€ Belleros (Corinthian) king of Corinth, killed by Bellerophon
    Blinded by
    Wounded by
    πŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
    Cult sites
    🌍 the Craneion (Argolid) grove near Corinth
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Eurymede (m. of Bellerophon) mother of BellerophonπŸ‘€ Glaucos (Corinthian) son of Sisyphos, mortal father of BellerophonπŸ‘€ the Chimaira fire-breathing monsterπŸ‘€ Deliades brother of BellerophonπŸ‘€ Proitos (Argive) son of AbasπŸ‘€ Anteia wife of Proitos, makes false accusation to punish Bellerophon🌍 Lycia (SW Asia Minor) large region in south-west Asia Minor🌍 Argos (city) city in the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Iobates king of LyciaπŸ‘€ Pegasos (horse) winged horseπŸ‘₯ the Solymoi fought by BellerophonπŸ‘₯ the Amazons tribe of warrior womenπŸ‘€ Philonoe daughter of Iobates, wife of BellerophonπŸ‘€ Laodameia (d. of Bellerophon) daughter of Bellerophon🌍 Tarsos (Cilicia) city in Cilicia🌍 the Plain of Aleios (Cilicia) location in CiliciaπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 River Xanthos (Lycia) river in Lycia, not in the TroadπŸ‘€ Hippolochos (Lycian) father of GlaucosπŸ‘€ Isandros son of BellerophonπŸ‘€ Oineus (Calydonian) king of Calydon🌍 Calydon (Aitolia) city in AitoliaπŸ‘€ Amphitrite wife of Poseidon, Oceanid or Nereid according to different traditionsπŸ‘€ Aphrodite Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian godπŸ‘€ Ino daughter of Cadmos, becomes goddess LeucotheaπŸ‘€ Palaimon (god) divine identity of MelicertesπŸ‘€ Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘₯ the Nereids daughters of NereusπŸ‘€ Triton (sea god) minor sea god or godsπŸ‘€ Galene NereidπŸ‘€ Thalassa personification of the seaπŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddess🏺 the Bridle of Pegasos used by Bellerophon to ride Pegasos🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 the Craneion (Argolid) grove near CorinthπŸ‘€ Aithra (m. of Theseus) daughter of Pittheus, mother of TheseusπŸ‘€ Pittheus son of Pelops🌍 Troizen (Argolid) city in the Argolid🏺 the Ship of Bellerophon (rat. Pegasos) a vessel named "Pegasos"πŸ‘€ Glaucos (Lycian) son of Hippolochos, leader of the Lycia contingent at TroyπŸ‘€ Aiolos (eponym) son of Hellen, eponym of the AioliansπŸ‘€ Polyidos (Corinthian) son of Coiranos, prophetπŸ›οΈ Spring Peirene (Corinth) at CorinthπŸ›οΈ the Altar of Athena Hippia at Corinth🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian GodsπŸ›οΈ the Temple of Athena at CorinthπŸ‘€ Belleros (Corinthian) king of Corinth, killed by BellerophonπŸ‘₯ the Griffons creatures with the body of a lion, head and wings of an eagleπŸ›οΈ the Palisade of Bellerophon (Termessos) landmark built by Bellerophon in his battle against the Solymoi🌍 Mount Chimaira (E. Lycia) mountain associated with the Chimaira in some sources🏺 the First Armour of Achilles later worn by Patroclos🌍 Lycia (Troad) small region in the Troad around the city of ZeleiaπŸ‘€ Leucippos (Lycian & Carian) Lycian son of Xanthios, founder of Magnesia on Maiandros
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.3πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.3.1πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.3.1-2.3.2πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.3.2πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.1.1πŸ“– Dionysios, Periegesis 866-873πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 6.143-6.190πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 6.191-6.211πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 6.212-6.231πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 306-332πŸ“– Pausanias 3.18.13πŸ“– Pausanias 2.3.5πŸ“– Pausanias 2.1.7-2.1.9πŸ“– Pausanias 2.4.1πŸ“– Pausanias 2.4.2πŸ“– Pausanias 2.4.3-2.4.4πŸ“– Pausanias 2.2.4πŸ“– Pausanias 2.27.2πŸ“– Pausanias 2.31.8-2.31.9πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 69 MostπŸ“– Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 15πŸ“– Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 28πŸ“– Exerpta Vaticana 8πŸ“– Exerpta Vaticana 14πŸ“– Lucian, Astrology 13πŸ“– Lucian, Slander 26πŸ“– Lucian, The Ignorant Book-Collector 18πŸ“– Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 23πŸ“– Lucian, Apology for the 'Salaried Posts in Great Houses' 3πŸ“– Lucian, Gout 241-264πŸ“– Pindar, Olympian 13 40-92πŸ“– Pindar, Isthmian 7 40-51πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 6.155πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 5.79.1-5.79.4πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 257-258πŸ“– Strabo 8.6.21πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 42πŸ“– Strabo 14.3.10πŸ“– Strabo 13.4.16πŸ“– Strabo 12.8.5πŸ“– Strabo 12.8.6πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 6.9.1βš’οΈ Captions on Wall Paintings from Rock-Cut Tomb at Zawiet Asgafa el Abiar (SEG 45.2150)πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 452-475πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 7.202πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 13.27.1πŸ“– Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1387.50-1387.62πŸ“– Parthenios, Erotica Pathemata 5
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryDionysios, PeriegesisHomer, IliadHesiod, TheogonyPausaniasHesiod, EhoiaiHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories Exerpta VaticanaLucian, AstrologyLucian, SlanderLucian, The Ignorant Book-CollectorLucian, On the Syrian GoddessLucian, Apology for the 'Salaried Posts in Great Houses'Lucian, GoutPindar, Olympian 13Pindar, Isthmian 7D-Scholia, IliadDiodoros, LibraryOvid, IbisStraboLucian, The DanceEuripides, ElectraPliny, Natural HistoryEustathios, Commentary on Homer's OdysseyParthenios, Erotica Pathemata
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, IliadPlutarch, Virtues of WomenAsclepiades, TragodoumenaHermesianax
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 6.143-6.190πŸ“– Plutarch, Virtues of Women 248cπŸ“– Asclepiades, Tragodoumena BNJ 12 fr. 13 = fr. 13 VillagraπŸ“– Homer, Iliad 6.191-6.211πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 6.178-6.186πŸ“– Hermesianax fr. 4 Lightfoot = fr. 5 Powell
    Depictions
    🎨 Roman Polychrome Clay Flask (ANU 1965.38; LIMC Pegasos 237)🎨 Attic Red-figure Calyx Krater (CAMU Ξ” 819; Beazley 9034451; LIMC Pegasos (Pegasos, Bellerophon) 236)🎨 Acarnanian Bronze (?) Coin (Type)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 7, 16, Pompeii (LIMC Achilleus 535; PALP r9-i7-p16-space-b)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di T. Dentatius Panthera IX 2, 16, Pompeii (MANN 115399; PALP r9-i2-p16-space-d)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di T. Dentatius Panthera IX 2, 16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i2-p16-space-e)🎨 Boiotian Red-Figure Kantharos attributed to the GAK Painter (NAM 12487)🎨 Wall Paintings from Case del Cenacolo I e II IX 12 , Pompeii (PALP r9-i12)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 5, 14-16, Pompeii (MANN 111480, 111481, 111483; PALP r9-i5-p14-space-f)🎨 Wall Paintings from Terme del Sarno VIII 2, 17-21, Pompeii (PALP r8-i2-p18-space-b)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Bracciale d’Oro VI 17, 42, Pompeii (PALP r6-i17-p42-space-24)🎨 Wall Painting from Termopolio I 8,8, Pompei (MANN 20878)🎨 Hellenistic Sealing from Tel Kedesh (TKS K99BL 0099)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8150)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8402)🎨 Didrachm of Fenserni (HN Italy 538)🎨 Wall Paintings from Rock-Cut Tomb at Zawiet Asgafa el Abiar (In Situ)🎨 Etruscan Bronze Mirror (Met 09.221.15)🏺 the First Armour of Achilles later worn by Patroclos
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Sculptured Images on the Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)🎨 Fountain Statue Group of Bellerophon and Pegasos at the Bath of Eurycles, Corinth (LIMC Pegasos 96)🎨 Statue Group in the Temple of Poseidon, Isthmia, dedicated by Herodes Atticus (LIMC Amphitrite 74)🎨 Cult Statue of Asclepios in the Sanctuary of Asclepios, Epidauros (Not Extant)
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