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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) 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🌍 Sicyon (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Xouthos (s. of Hellen)🌍 Phthia (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📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 19 West = fr. 1 Fowler📖 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, TheseusEumelos, CorinthiacaLucian, The Double IndictmentLucian, The Lover of LiesPomponius MelaStraboLucian, Dialogues of the Gods Diegeseis to CallimachusCallimachus, HecaleOvid, Metamorphoses
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