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🌍 the Acropolis of Athens

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    🌍 Athens (Attica)
    Cult site of
    πŸ‘€ Aphrodite β€‚πŸ‘€ Apollo β€‚πŸ‘€ Athena β€‚πŸ‘€ Boutes (Athenian I) β€‚πŸ‘€ Erechtheus β€‚πŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) β€‚πŸ‘€ Pan (god) β€‚πŸ‘€ Pandrosos β€‚πŸ‘€ Nike (personification) β€‚πŸ‘€ Thallo
    Founded by
    πŸ‘€ Cecrops (Athenian I) early king of Athens
    Fortified by
    πŸ‘€ Agrolas builder of the Acropolis, SicilianπŸ‘€ Hyperbios (builder) builder of the Athenian Acropolis, from Sicily in some accounts
    Encompases
    πŸ›οΈ the Spring of Poseidon (Athens) β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Olive Tree (Athens) β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Pandrosos at Athens β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Cave above the Theater of Dionysos (Athens)β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Talos (Athens) β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Hippolytos (Athens) β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Wingless Nike at Athens β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Propylaia (Athens)β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Athena Parthenos at Athensβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Erechtheus (Athens)β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Athena Polias at Athensβ€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Apollo at Athens β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Zeus Polieus in Athensβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Seat of Seilenos (Athens)β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Aphrodite at Athens β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Pelasgian Wall of Athensβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Rock of Aglauros (Athens) β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Pan at Athens β€‚πŸŽ¨ Marble Frieze on the Parthenon by Pheidias (LIMC Aglauros, Herse, Pandrosos 40)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Wall Relief in the Cave above Theatre of Dionysos, Athens (LIMC Niobidai 12)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Wall Painting of Orestes, Aigisthos, Pylades and sons of Nauplios in the Propylaia, Athens, by Polygnotos (LIMC Aigisthos 14)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Wall Painting of Odysseus and Nausicaa in the Propylaia, Athens, by Polygnotos (LIMC Nausikaa 1)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Bronze Statue of Perseus by Myron (LIMC Perseus 45)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Bronze Statue of "Wooden Horse" on the Acropolis, Athens, by Strongylion (LIMC Menestheus 3)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Cult Statue of Athena Parthenos, Athens, by Pheidias (LIMC Aigeus 43)β€‚πŸŽ¨ West Pediment of the Parthenon by Pheidias (Acropolis Ακρ. 879 etc.; LIMC Athena 234)β€‚πŸŽ¨ East Pediment of the Parthenon by Pheidias (Acropolis Ακρ. 880 etc.; LIMC Aphrodite 1393)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue group of Athena and Poseidon in the Acropolis, Athens (LIMC Poseidon 236)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue of Procne and Itys on the Acropolis, Athens, by Alcamenes (Not Extant)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Bronze Statue of Marsyas and Athena by Myron (LIMC Athena 623)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statues of Io and Callisto on the Acropolis, Athens, by Deinomenes (LIMC Io 83)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Cult Statue of Athena Promachos on the Acropolis, Athens, by Pheidas (LIMC Athena 145)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Wall Painting of Achilles at Scyros in the Propylaia, Athens, by Polygnotos (LIMC Achilleus 95)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Wall Painting of Diomedes and Odysseus in the Propylaia, Athens, by Polygnotos (LIMC Diomedes I 33)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue of Erechtheus and Eumolpos on the Acropolis, Athens, perhaps by Myron (LIMC Eumoplos 15)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue of Hecate Epipurgidia, by Alcamenes (LIMC Hekate 112)
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 1.10β€‚πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.14.1β€‚πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.14.6β€‚πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.14.7β€‚πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.15.8β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.5.4β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.18.2β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.21.3β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.23.4β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.23.5β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.24.2β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.24.3β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.25.2β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.26.4β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.27.6β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.27.8β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 8.23.5β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.27.2β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.28.3β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.22.1-1.22.2β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.22.4-1.22.5β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 1.27.9-1.27.10β€‚πŸ“– Pausanias 8.10.3-8.10.4β€‚πŸ“– Plutarch, Theseus 22.1-22.3β€‚πŸ“– Anonymous, On Unbelievable Stories 1β€‚πŸ“– Lucian, The Double Indictment 9β€‚πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.70-6.103β€‚πŸ“– Strabo 9.1.16β€‚πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.708-2.832β€‚πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 17.53β€‚πŸ“– Lucian, The Dead Come to Life, or the Fisherman 42β€‚πŸ“– Callimachus, Iambi 4 Pfeiffer = fr. 194-194a Pfeifferβ€‚πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.183-8.259β€‚πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.350-7.403β€‚πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 1232-1291β€‚πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 7.194β€‚πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 16.89.1β€‚βš’οΈ Hymn to Apollo by Limenios at the Athenian Treasury at Delphi (Delphi 489; PHI 239435; PHI 238501)
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, Epitome Apollodoros, Library Plutarch, Theseus Pausanias Strabo Anonymous, On Unbelievable Stories Lucian, The Dead Come to Life, or the Fisherman Lucian, The Double Indictment D-Scholia, Iliad Ovid, Metamorphoses Callimachus, Iambi Euripides, Electra Pliny, Natural History
    Mentioned in citation of
    🌍 Athens (Attica) β€‚πŸŒ Delphi (Phocis)  Apollodoros Pausanias Euripides Plutarch Strabo Anonymous Callimachus Lucian D-Scholia Ovid Hegesias of Magnesia Pliny Apollodoros, Epitome Apollodoros, Library Plutarch, Theseus Pausanias Strabo Anonymous, On Unbelievable Stories Lucian, The Dead Come to Life, or the Fisherman Lucian, The Double Indictment D-Scholia, Iliad Ovid, Metamorphoses Hegesias of Magnesia Callimachus, Iambi Euripides, Electra Pliny, Natural History Greek Latin Early Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE) Early Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE) Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE) Late Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE) Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE) Middle Hellenistic (ca. 220-150 BCE) Late Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE) Late Antiquity (ca. 306-610 CE) Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE) Late Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE) Geography Mythography & Historiography Epic Tragedy & Satyrβ€‚Ξ‘ΟΟ‡Ξ±ΞΉΞΏΞ»ΞΏΞ³ΞΉΞΊΟŒ ΞœΞΏΟ…ΟƒΞ΅Ξ―ΞΏ Ξ”Ξ΅Ξ»Ο†ΟŽΞ½ / Delphi Archaeological Museum Fouilles de Delphes / Delphi Excavationsβ€‚βš’οΈ Hymn to Apollo by Limenios at the Athenian Treasury at Delphi (Delphi 489; PHI 239435; PHI 238501) Lucian Euripides Callimachus Exclude material sources that MANTO has not ascertained is held in accordance with UNESCO Convention
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    🏺 the Tapestry of Athena woven to win the contest with Arachne
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