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👤 Melicertes

  • <div data-attribute_names="{&quot;7140&quot;:{&quot;11320937&quot;:&quot; &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Diegeseis to Callimachus&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11295523&quot;:&quot;Callimachus, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Aetia&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11305235&quot;:&quot;D-Scholia, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Iliad&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11301721&quot;:&quot;Philostephanos&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11310632&quot;:&quot;Servius, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Scholia on Georgics&lt;/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11312521&quot;:&quot;Vergil, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Georgics&lt;/span&gt;&quot;},&quot;11354&quot;:{&quot;11306422&quot;:&quot;Mythography &amp; Historiography&quot;,&quot;11306421&quot;:&quot;Geography&quot;},&quot;11355&quot;:{&quot;11306417&quot;:&quot;Greek&quot;,&quot;11306424&quot;:&quot;Latin&quot;},&quot;11356&quot;:{&quot;11306420&quot;:&quot;Early Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)&quot;,&quot;11310589&quot;:&quot;Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)&quot;,&quot;11309899&quot;:&quot;Early Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309900&quot;:&quot;Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11310591&quot;:&quot;Late Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)&quot;,&quot;11309902&quot;:&quot;Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309903&quot;:&quot;Middle Hellenistic (ca. 220-150 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309905&quot;:&quot;Late Antiquity (ca. 306-610 CE)&quot;,&quot;11309904&quot;:&quot;Late Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)&quot;},&quot;7139&quot;:{&quot;11295522&quot;:&quot;Callimachus&quot;,&quot;11300570&quot;:&quot;D-Scholia&quot;,&quot;11301720&quot;:&quot;Philostephanos&quot;,&quot;11310631&quot;:&quot;Servius&quot;,&quot;11311298&quot;:&quot;Vergil&quot;},&quot;11408&quot;:{&quot;11328619&quot;:&quot;Callimachus&quot;}}"><span title=" &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Diegeseis to Callimachus&lt;/span&gt;; Callimachus, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Aetia&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11320937&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;7140_11295523&quot;,&quot;7139_11295522&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;11408_11328619&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11297975" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11297975">📖 Callimachus, <span style="font-style: italic;">Aetia</span> fr. 91-92 Harder</span></span><span title="D-Scholia, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Iliad&lt;/span&gt;; Philostephanos&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11305235&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_11300570&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11356_11310591&quot;,&quot;7140_11301721&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_11301720&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;,&quot;11356_11309903&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11309113" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11309113">📖 Philostephanos<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> FHG fr. 37 = FGrHist 1751 fr. 24</span></span><span title="Servius, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Scholia on Georgics&lt;/span&gt;; Vergil, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Georgics&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11310632&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_11310631&quot;,&quot;11355_11306424&quot;,&quot;11356_11309905&quot;,&quot;7140_11312521&quot;,&quot;7139_11311298&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;11356_11309904&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11312643" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11312643">📖 Vergil, <span style="font-style: italic;">Georgics</span> 1.424-1.465</span></span></div>
  • Information
    son of Athamas, becomes god Palaimon
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738007
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/48943
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/3JRvfRLcQV2Xl4BJXws00g1
    Gender
    Male
    Death
    Becomes immortalDeath is narrated
    Son of
    👤 Ino daughter of Cadmos, becomes goddess Leucothea👤 Athamas (Orchomenian) son of Aiolos, sometimes Theban👤 Sisyphos son of Aiolos, king of Corinth, punished in the Underworld
    Transformed into
    👤 Palaimon (god) divine identity of Melicertes
    Dies at
    🌍 Mount Cithairon (Attica/Boiotia) mountain on Boiotia-Attica border🌍 the Rocks of Sceiron (Megarid)
    Killed by
    👤 Ino daughter of Cadmos, becomes goddess Leucothea👤 Athamas (Orchomenian) son of Aiolos, sometimes Theban
    Buried at
    🏛️ the Tomb of Melicertes (Isthmia) at Isthmia
    Buried by
    👤 Sisyphos son of Aiolos, king of Corinth, punished in the Underworld
    Cult sites
    🏛️ the Altar of Melicertes near Crommyon (Argolid)🏛️ the Altar of Melicertes at Tenedos
    Related entities
    👤 Athamas (Orchomenian) son of Aiolos, sometimes Theban👤 Ino daughter of Cadmos, becomes goddess Leucothea👤 Learchos son of Athamas👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Palaimon (god) divine identity of Melicertes👤 Sisyphos son of Aiolos, king of Corinth, punished in the Underworld🌍 Isthmia (Argolid) site of the Isthmian Games🏛️ the Altar of Melicertes near Crommyon (Argolid)🏛️ the Tomb of Melicertes (Isthmia) at Isthmia🌍 Molourian Rocks (Argolid) near Sciron's Rocks near Megara🌍 the Isthmos of Corinth land bridge connecting the Peloponnese with mainland Greece👤 Phrixos (s. of Athamas) son of Athamas👤 Leucon son of Athamas🌍 the Rocks of Sceiron (Megarid)🌍 Mount Cithairon (Attica/Boiotia) mountain on Boiotia-Attica border🌍 Tenedos (island) island in the Aegean Sea👥 the Leleges of Asia Minor ethnic collective👥 the Nereids daughters of Nereus👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Poseidon Olympian god🌍 Boiotia region on the Greek mainland🏛️ the Altar of Melicertes at Tenedos
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.4.3📖 Pausanias 2.1.3📖 Pausanias 1.44.7-1.44.8📖 Pausanias 1.44.8📖 Pausanias 9.34.6-9.34.10📖 Plutarch, Theseus 25.4-25.5📖 Euripides, Medeia 1251-1290📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 5.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 6.1-6.2 MacLeod📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 91-92 Harder📖 Diegeseis to Callimachus 2.41-3.11 Norsa & Vitelli = Aetia fr. 92a Harder📖 Lucian, The Ship, or the Wishes 19📖 Pindar fr. 5 Snell-Maehler📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 7.86📖 Lucian, The Dance 42📖 Servius, Scholia on Georgics 1.437📖 Vergil, Georgics 1.424-1.465📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.416-4.542📖 Callimachus fr. 384 Pfeiffer📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.898-13.953
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusEuripides, MedeiaLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsCallimachus, Aetia Diegeseis to CallimachusLucian, The Ship, or the WishesPindarD-Scholia, IliadLucian, The DanceServius, Scholia on GeorgicsVergil, GeorgicsOvid, MetamorphosesCallimachus
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Callimachus, AetiaPhilostephanosVergil, Georgics
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 91-92 Harder📖 Philostephanos FHG fr. 37 = FGrHist 1751 fr. 24📖 Vergil, Georgics 1.424-1.465
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