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👤 Philomela

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  • Information
    daughter of Pandion
    Gender
    Female
    Experiences
    Undergoes metamorphosis
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Daughter of
    👤 Pandion (Athenian I) king of Athens, son of Erichthonios👤 Zeuxippe (Athenian) wife of Pandion👤 Pandion (Athenian II) king of Athens, son of Cecrops
    Kills
    👤 Itys (Thracian) son of Tereus and Procne
    Wounded by
    👤 Tereus son of Ares, husband of Procne
    Dies at
    🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica
    Related entities
    👤 Boutes (Athenian I) son of Pandion👤 Erechtheus son of Pandion, king of Athens👤 Pandion (Athenian I) king of Athens, son of Erichthonios👤 Procne daughter of Pandion👤 Zeuxippe (Athenian) wife of Pandion👤 Tereus son of Ares, husband of Procne🌍 Daulia (Phocis) city in Phocis👤 Pandion (Athenian II) king of Athens, son of Cecrops🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece👤 Aigeus (Athenian) king of Athens👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica🌍 the Sanctuary of Aphrodite Ourania at Athens👤 Itys (Thracian) son of Tereus and Procne👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent👤 Alexander (Trojan) Trojan hero, abducts Helen👤 Andromache daughter of Eetion, wife of Hector👤 Hecabe wife of Priam👤 Hector (Trojan) Trojan hero, son of Priam👤 Helen Helen of Troy👤 Nireus (Symian) leader of the Syme contingent at Troy🌍 Megara (Argolid) city on the Attica-Argolid border🌍 Piraeus (Attica) harbor of Athens in later periods🌍 Phocis region on the Greek mainland
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.14.8📖 Hesiod, Works & Days 564-570📖 Pausanias 1.5.4📖 Pausanias 1.14.7📖 Pausanias 1.41.8-1.41.9📖 Pausanias 10.4.8-10.4.9📖 Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 35📖 Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 40📖 Lucian, On Salaried Posts in Great Houses 41📖 Lucian, Essays in Portraiture 13📖 Lucian, The Dance 40📖 Lucian, The Mistaken Critic 25📖 Lucian, Gout 30-53📖 Ps-Lucian, The Patriot 3📖 Hesiod fr. 263 Most📖 Strabo 9.3.13📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.401-6.674📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.675-6.721📖 Vergil, Eclogues 6📖 Ovid, Amores 2.6📖 Ovid, Amores 3.12📖 Pausanias 9.16.3-9.16.4📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 113 Harder📖 Pliny, Natural History 4.47📖 Conon, Narrations 31
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHesiod, Works & DaysPausaniasHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, On the Syrian GoddessLucian, On Salaried Posts in Great HousesLucian, Essays in PortraitureLucian, The DanceLucian, The Mistaken CriticLucian, GoutPs-Lucian, The PatriotHesiodStraboOvid, MetamorphosesVergil, EcloguesOvid, AmoresCallimachus, AetiaPliny, Natural HistoryConon, Narrations
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Thucydides
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Thucydides 2.29.3
    Depictions
    🏛️ the Temple of the Syrian Goddess at Hierapolis (Syria) temple variously associated with Atagartis, Hera, and Rhea
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica
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