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👤 Tenes

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Information
son of Cycnos or Apollo
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q426788
Digital LIMC
https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/BvorrHZFS0KRwP4XNfAKvQf
Gender
Male
Experiences
Victim of a false accusation
Death
Death is narrated
Son of
👤 Cycnos (s. of Poseidon) son of Poseidon and father of Tenes, killed by Achilles👤 Procleia wife of Cycnos👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Cycnos (s. of Ares) son of Ares and Pelopia, killed by Heracles
Founder of
🌍 Tenedos (city) city on the island of the same name
Eponym of
🌍 Tenedos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Tenedos (city) city on the island of the same name🌍 Tenea (Argolid) city in the Argolid
Settles in
🌍 Tenedos (island) island in the Aegean Sea
Ruler of
🌍 Tenedos (island) island in the Aegean Sea
Dies at
🌍 Tenedos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Tenedos (city) city on the island of the same name
Killed by
👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent
Buried at
🌍 the Sanctuary of Tenes (Tenedos)
Buried by
👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent
Cult sites
🌍 the Sanctuary of Tenes (Tenedos)🌍 Tenedos (island) island in the Aegean Sea
Related entities
🌍 Tenedos (island) island in the Aegean Sea👤 Cycnos (s. of Poseidon) son of Poseidon and father of Tenes, killed by Achilles👤 Procleia wife of Cycnos👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Eumolpos (fluteplayer) a fluteplayer👤 Philonome daughter of Tragasos, wife of Cycnos👤 Hemithea (d. of Cycnos)🏺 the Chest of Tenes used by Cycnos to set Tenes on the sea🌍 Leucophrys (alt. Tenedos) alternative name for Tenedos👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent👥 the Greek Contingent at Troy led by Agamemnon👤 Thetis Nereid, mother of Achilles👤 Slave of Achilles (name unknown) warned by Thetis to not allow Achilles to kill Tenes🌍 Colonai (Troad) city in the Troad, described as "on the outer Hellespontine Sea" by Strabo to distinguish it from the homonymous city near Lampsacos🏺 the Ax of Tenedos used by Tenes🌍 Tenedos (city) city on the island of the same name🌍 the Troad region around Troy👤 Poseidon Olympian god🌍 Tenea (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Cycnos (s. of Ares) son of Ares and Pelopia, killed by Heracles🌍 the Sanctuary of Tenes (Tenedos)
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.23📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.23-3.25📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.24-3.25📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.25📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.26📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 229-248📖 Pausanias 10.14.1-10.14.4📖 Diodoros, Library 5.83.1-5.83.5📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.38b📖 Strabo 8.6.22📖 Ovid, Ibis 463-464📖 Strabo 13.1.46📖 Conon, Narrations 28📖 Critias fr. 20 Snell-Kannicht📖 Plutarch, Greek Questions 28
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, EpitomeLycophron, AlexandraPausaniasDiodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadStraboOvid, IbisConon, NarrationsCritiasPlutarch, Greek Questions
Reported to be mentioned in text
Aristotle
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Aristotle fr. 594 Rose
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 Tenedos (island) island in the Aegean Sea
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