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πŸ‘€ Pylades

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  • Information
    son of Strophios
    Gender
    Male
    Birth
    Birth is narrated
    Experiences
    Put on trial
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ Strophios (Phocian I) father of PyladesπŸ‘€ Anaxibia (Mycenaean) sister of Agamemnon, mother of Pylades
    Father of
    πŸ‘€ Medon (s. of Pylades) son of Pylades and ElectraπŸ‘€ Strophios (Phocian II) son of Pylades and Electra
    Husband of
    πŸ‘€ Electra (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Electra (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra
    Born at
    🌍 Phocis region on the Greek mainland
    Founder of
    πŸ‘₯ the Amphictyonic League
    Kills
    πŸ‘€ Oiax son of NaupliosπŸ‘€ Nausimedon son of NaupliosπŸ‘€ Neoptolemos son of AchillesπŸ‘€ Thoas (Taurian) king of the TauriansπŸ‘€ Aigisthos son of ThyestesπŸ‘€ Clytaimnestra wife of Agamemnon
    Cult sites
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Orestes and Pylades (Scythia) a perhaps fictional cult site, described by Lucian
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Strophios (Phocian I) father of PyladesπŸ‘€ Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at TroyπŸ‘€ Aigisthos son of ThyestesπŸ‘€ Clytaimnestra wife of AgamemnonπŸ‘€ Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at DelphiπŸ‘€ Iphigeneia daughter of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Thoas (Taurian) king of the Taurians🌍 Tauris (Pontos) peninsula in the north of the Black Sea, modern Crimean peninsula🏺 the Wooden Statue of Artemis (Taurian)🌍 Rhodes (island) island in the Aegean, near coast of Asia MinorπŸ‘€ Electra (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Nausimedon son of NaupliosπŸ‘€ Oiax son of NaupliosπŸ‘€ Medon (s. of Pylades) son of Pylades and ElectraπŸ‘€ Strophios (Phocian II) son of Pylades and ElectraπŸ‘€ Anaxibia (Mycenaean) sister of Agamemnon, mother of PyladesπŸ‘€ Phocos (Aiginetan & Phocian) son of AiacosπŸ‘€ Neoptolemos son of Achilles🌍 Crisa (Phocis) city in PhocisπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Agamemnon (Mycenae) at or near MycenaeπŸ‘€ Servant of Agamemnon (name unknown) takes Orestes to Strophios🌍 Scythia region north of the Black Sea🌍 Phocis region on the Greek mainlandπŸ‘₯ the Erinyes personifications of vengeanceπŸ‘€ Themis Titan, personification of law🌍 Delphi (Phocis) city and sanctuary in Phocis; for prophecies see "the Oracle of Apollo (Delphi)"🌍 Mount Parnassos (Phocis) mountain in PhocisπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Agamemnon (unlocatable) tomb depicted or described that cannot be securely identified with the landmarks at Mycenae or Amyclai🌍 the Areiopagos (Athens) at AthensπŸ‘₯ the Amphictyonic LeagueπŸ›οΈ the House of Electra (Mycenae) hovel owned by Electra's unnamed husband, somewhere in the vicinity of MycenaeπŸ‘€ Husband of Electra (name unknown)πŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian godπŸ‘€ Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut🌍 the Sanctuary of Orestes and Pylades (Scythia) a perhaps fictional cult site, described by Lucian
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.24πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.24-6.25πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.26-6.27πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.27πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.28πŸ“– Pausanias 3.1.6πŸ“– Pausanias 1.22.6πŸ“– Pausanias 2.16.6-2.16.7πŸ“– Pausanias 2.29.4πŸ“– Pausanias 2.29.6-2.29.10πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 1-22πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 23-75πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 1398-1427πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 1442-1510πŸ“– Nostoi Argumentum 5 WestπŸ“– Lucian, Toxaris, or Friendship 1-7πŸ“– Lucian, The Hall 23πŸ“– Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 47πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 11 1-37πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 2.6πŸ“– Callimachus, Epigram 59 PfeifferπŸ“– Agathon FragTrag rep. 5 = fr. 17 Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Euripides, Electra 82-111πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 1-53πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 300-400πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 555-604πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 747-858πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 1139-1189πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 1232-1291
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomePausaniasSophocles, Electra NostoiLucian, Toxaris, or FriendshipLucian, The HallPs-Lucian, Affairs of the HeartPindar, Pythian 11Ovid, AmoresCallimachus, EpigramAgathonEuripides, Electra
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    HellanicosEuripides, Iphigeneia in Tauris
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Hellanicos fr. 155 FowlerπŸ“– Euripides, Iphigeneia in Tauris 311-312πŸ“– Euripides, Iphigeneia in Tauris 598-599πŸ“– Euripides, Iphigeneia in Tauris 603-605
    Depictions
    🎨 "Melian" Terracotta Relief (CAMU Ξ” 2122)🎨 Campanian Red-Figure Neck Amphora attributed to the Libation Painter (Nicholson NM51.17; LIMC Iphigeneia 25)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Centenario IX 8, 3.7, Pompeii (PALP r9-i8-p3-space-41)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Citarista I 4, 5.25, Pompeii (MANN 9111, 9286; PALP r1-i4-p5-space-35)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Sirico VII 1, 25.47, Pompeii (MANN 8994; PALP r7-i1-p25-space-34)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Pinarius Cerialis III 4, 4, Pompeii (LIMC Artemis/Diana 47; PALP r3-i4-p4-space-a)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di L. Caecilius Iucundus V I, 23.26, Pompeii (MANN 111439; LIMC Iphigeneia 52; PALP r5-i1-p26-space-i)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di T. Dentatius Panthera IX 2, 16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i2-p16-space-b)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Vettii VI 15, 1, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p1-space-q)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Obellius Firmus IX 14, 4, Pompeii (PALP r9-i14-p4-space-3)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Gregoriano Profano 10450; ASR II, no. 155, pl. 54)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 5, 14-16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i5-p14-space-e)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Postumii VIII 4, 4.49, Pompeii (PALP r8-i4-p4-space-33)🎨 Wall Painting from Masseria d'Irace (?), Pompeii (MANN SN 16)🎨 Wall Paintings from Albergo e Caupona VII 11, 6-8, Pompeii (PALP r7-i11-p6-space-i)🎨 Wall Painting from Herculaneum (MANN 9538)πŸ›οΈ the Hall (fictional) fictional location used as setting for one of Lucian's works
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wall Painting of Orestes, Aigisthos, Pylades and sons of Nauplios in the Propylaia, Athens, by Polygnotos (LIMC Aigisthos 14)🎨 Wall Painting at the Temple of Orestes, Scythia (Not Extant)
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