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👤 Seilenos

  • We use this entity to also capture appearances of the Seilenoi (i.e. in the plural)
  • Alternative names
    Silenos
    Alternative name
    👤 Pyrrhichos (alt. Seilenos)
    Information
    attendant of Dionysos
    Sometimes conflated with
    👤 Maron priest of Apollo👤 Marsyas (Phrygian) lost musical competition with Apollo👤 Olympos (f. of Marsyas) father or student of Marsyas
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464091
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/5757
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/afU4o_pFQBSw16qI8_iSkgk https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/4LhqpIXOQ9OTto6qUxb0swh
    Appearance and powers
    Has hybrid formCan grant superhuman powers
    Experiences
    ShipwreckedEnslaved
    Father of
    👤 Pholos (centaur I) centaur killed accidentally by Heracles' arrows👥 the Satyrs creatures with bestial features, often associated with Dionysos👤 Dolion (Mysian) son of Seilenos and Melia👤 Staphylus (s. of Silenus) invented mixing wine with water according to Pliny
    Husband of
    👤 Nais (w. of Seilenos) wife of Seilenos
    Has children with
    👤 Melia (Mysian) mother of Dolion
    Eponym of
    🏛️ the Spring of Seilenos (Naxos)
    Ruler of
    🌍 Nysa (Libya) unlocatable city in Lake Triton, associated with Dionysos
    Enslaved to
    👤 Polyphemos (Cyclops) a Cyclops whom Odysseus blinds
    Creates
    🏛️ the Spring of Seilenos (Pyrrhichos)
    Kills
    👤 Encelados (giant) giant
    Cult sites
    🌍 Elis (city) city in Elis🌍 India subcontinent east of the Arabian Sea🌍 Naxos (island) island in the Aegean Sea
    Related entities
    👤 Pholos (centaur I) centaur killed accidentally by Heracles' arrows👤 Midas king of the Phrygians, son of Gordios🏛️ the Spring of Midas (Phrygia)🌍 Cape Malea (Laconia) promontory in Laconia🌍 Pyrrhichos (Laconia) city in Laconia👤 Pyrrhichos (alt. Seilenos) alternative name for Seilenos👤 Nais (w. of Seilenos) wife of Seilenos🏛️ the Spring of Seilenos (Pyrrhichos)👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Attica region of the Greek mainland🌍 Elis (city) city in Elis👤 Hermes Olympian god🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad👥 the Nymphs of Mount Ida (Troad) raise Aineias👥 the Giants👤 Encelados (giant) giant🌍 the Tyrrhenian Sea sea west of Italian mainland🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) mountain on Sicily👥 the Tyrrhenian Pirates transformed into dolphins by Dionysos👤 Polyphemos (Cyclops) a Cyclops whom Odysseus blinds🌍 Sicily (island) island near Italy👥 the Satyrs creatures with bestial features, often associated with Dionysos👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy🏺 the Wine of Maron used to blind Polyphemos🌍 the Land of the Cyclopes visited by Odysseus👥 the Companions of Odysseus the members of the Cephallonian contingent who depart Troy with Odysseus👤 Maron priest of Apollo👤 Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage🌍 India subcontinent east of the Arabian Sea🌍 River Indos (India) river in India🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor) Maionia, region in Asia Minor👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Apollo Olympian god👥 the Corybantes group of worshippers of Cybele, often conflated with similarly-named groups👤 Demeter Olympian goddess👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Ganymedes (s. of Tros) son of Tros, abducted by Zeus👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👥 the Muses personifications of poetry and music🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods👤 Attis Phrygian attendant of Cybele👤 Sabazios Phrygian god often associated with Dionysos or Zeus👤 Ariadne daughter of Minos🌍 Naxos (island) island in the Aegean Sea👤 Cydippe (Naxian) lover of Acontios🏛️ the Spring of Seilenos (Naxos)🌍 Nysa (Libya) unlocatable city in Lake Triton, associated with Dionysos👤 Olympos (f. of Marsyas) father or student of Marsyas👤 Marsyas (Phrygian) lost musical competition with Apollo👤 Dolion (Mysian) son of Seilenos and Melia👤 Melia (Mysian) mother of Dolion👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 Hermaphroditos child of Aphrodite🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia🌍 Mount Bermion (N. Greece)👤 Priapos minor rustic fertility god🌍 Latium (Italy) region in central Italy around Rome👤 Pomona Latin wood-nymph👤 Vertumnus Etruscan nature deity👤 Staphylus (s. of Silenus) invented mixing wine with water according to Pliny🏛️ the Seat of Seilenos (Athens)👤 Seilenos attendant of Dionysos
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.4📖 Pausanias 1.4.5📖 Pausanias 3.25.1-3.25.2📖 Pausanias 3.25.3📖 Pausanias 1.23.5📖 Pausanias 6.24.8📖 Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite 256-272📖 Euripides, Cyclops 1-40📖 Euripides, Cyclops 131-174📖 Euripides, Cyclops 545-575📖 Euripides, Cyclops 680-709📖 Exerpta Vaticana 17📖 Lucian, Dionysos 1-4📖 Lucian, Dionysos 6📖 Lucian, Parliament of the Gods 4📖 Lucian, Icaromenippus 27📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 67 Harder📖 Diodoros, Library 3.72.1-3.72.6📖 Diodoros, Library 4.4.1-4.4.7📖 Pindar fr. 156 Snell-Maehler📖 Pindar fr. 157 Snell-Maehler📖 Strabo 10.3.14📖 Strabo 10.3.10📖 Strabo 12.4.8📖 Vergil, Eclogues 6📖 Strabo 14.5.29📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.85-11.145📖 Conon, Narrations 1📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.609-14.653📖 Achaios FragTrag fr. 29-30 = fr. 27-28 Snell-Kannicht📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.199📖 Pliny, Natural History 16.63.1📖 Achaios FragTrag fr. 50 = fr. 52 Snell-Kannicht
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausanias Homeric Hymn 5 to AphroditeEuripides, Cyclops Exerpta VaticanaLucian, DionysosLucian, Parliament of the GodsLucian, IcaromenippusCallimachus, AetiaDiodoros, LibraryPindarStraboVergil, EcloguesOvid, MetamorphosesConon, NarrationsAchaiosPliny, Natural History
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Cape Malea (Laconia) promontory in Laconia🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa
    Commentary
    We use this entity to also capture appearances of the Seilenoi (i.e. in the plural)
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