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🌍 Marathon (Attica)

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  • Information
    deme in Attica
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/580021
    In
    🌍 Tetrapolis (Attica)
    Cult site of
    👤 Marathon eponym of Marathon, son of Epopeus👤 Echetlaios hero who fought at Marathon
    Place of death of
    👤 the Marathonian Bull Cretan bull after it arrived in Marathon👤 Androgeos son of Minos👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors
    Founded by
    👤 Xouthos (s. of Hellen)
    Founded from
    🌍 Phthia (Thessaly) area of Thessaly, homeland of the Myrmidons, kingdom of Peleus
    Eponym
    👤 Marathon eponym of Marathon, son of Epopeus👤 Marathos (Arcadian) Arcadian, an eponym for Marathon
    Related entities
    👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 the Marathonian Bull Cretan bull after it arrived in Marathon👤 the Cretan Bull Heracles' seventh Labor🌍 the Isthmos of Corinth land bridge connecting the Peloponnese with mainland Greece🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Arcadia region in the Peloponnese👤 Marathon eponym of Marathon, son of Epopeus👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Echetlaios hero who fought at Marathon👤 Epopeus (Sicyonian) Sicyonian king, abducts Antiope🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Attica region of the Greek mainland🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese👤 Androgeos son of Minos🌍 the Acropolis of Athens🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Scheria (unlocatable island) island of the Phaiacians, visited by Odysseus🌍 Tricorynthos (Attica) Attic deme🌍 Probalinthos (Attica) Attic deme🌍 Oinoe (Attic Tetrapolis) city and deme in NW Attica👤 Peirithous (Lapith) Calydonian Boar hunter, companion of Theseus👥 the Cattle of Theseus stolen by Peirithous👤 Marathos (Arcadian) Arcadian, an eponym for Marathon👤 Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage👤 Xouthos (s. of Hellen)🌍 Phthia (Thessaly) area of Thessaly, homeland of the Myrmidons, kingdom of Peleus🌍 Tetrapolis (Attica) area in northeastern Attica that included the cities of Marathon, Probalinthos, Tricorythos, and Oenoe.👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors👤 Iolaos son of Iphicles, companion of Heracles👥 the Children of Heracles attempt to take Peloponnesos in the first generation, with Hyllos, pursued by Eurystheus👤 Hecale old woman who hosts Theseus🌍 Hecale (Attica) Attic deme👤 Aigeus (Athenian) king of Athens🏺 the Club of Theseus originally belonging to Periphetes🌍 the Peloponnese region of southern Greece
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.6📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.5📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.7📖 Pausanias 1.15.3📖 Pausanias 2.1.1📖 Pausanias 1.27.9-1.27.10📖 Pausanias 1.32.4📖 Pausanias 1.32.4-1.32.5📖 Homer, Odyssey 7.78-7.81📖 Plutarch, Theseus 14.1📖 Plutarch, Theseus 30.1-30.2📖 Plutarch, Theseus 32.4-33.1📖 Plutarch, Theseus 35.5📖 Pausanias 1.32.7📖 Lucian, The Double Indictment 9📖 Lucian, The Lover of Lies 3📖 Pomponius Mela 2.45📖 Strabo 8.7.1📖 Strabo 8.6.19📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 2.3 MacLeod📖 Strabo 9.1.22📖 Diegeseis to Callimachus 10.18-11.17 Hollis = Hecale unnumbered fr.📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 17 Hollis📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 26-40 Hollis📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 67-69 Hollis📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.425-7.452📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.8.2
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryPausaniasHomer, OdysseyPlutarch, TheseusLucian, The Double IndictmentLucian, The Lover of LiesPomponius MelaStraboLucian, Dialogues of the Gods Diegeseis to CallimachusCallimachus, HecaleOvid, Metamorphoses
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Eumelos, CorinthiacaDicaiarchos
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 19 West = fr. 1 Fowler📖 Dicaiarchos fr. 66 Wehrli
    Depictions
    🎨 Etruscan Terracotta Cinerary Urn (Nicholson NMR.1023.1)🎨 Etruscan Terracotta Cinerary Urn (Nicholson NMR.1026)🎨 Etruscan Terracotta Cinerary Urn (MUHM MU4731)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wall Painting of Marathon in the Stoa Poikile, Athens (LIMC Athena 603)
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