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πŸ›οΈ the Labyrinth (Knossos)

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  • Information
    at Knossos
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1091243
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/74287421
    In
    🌍 Knossos (Crete)
    ToposText
    https://topostext.org/place/351249CLab
    Place of death of
    πŸ‘₯ the Earlier Athenian Tributes young men and women sent to Minos on Crete prior to the participation of TheseusπŸ‘€ the Minotaur killed by TheseusπŸ‘€ Deucalion (Cretan) son of Minos, Argonaut, Calydonian boar hunter
    Dwelling of
    πŸ‘€ the Minotaur killed by Theseus
    Created by
    πŸ‘€ Daidalos Athenian inventor & architect, builder of the Labyrinth
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Ariadne daughter of MinosπŸ‘€ Daidalos Athenian inventor & architect, builder of the LabyrinthπŸ‘€ Theseus Athenian heroπŸ‘€ the Minotaur killed by Theseus🏺 the Thread of Ariadne used by Theseus to escape the LabyrinthπŸ‘€ Icaros son of DaidalosπŸ‘€ Minos (Cretan I) king of Crete, father of Ariadne and Pasiphae🏺 the Wings of Daidalos built by Daidalos🏺 the Wings of Icaros used by Icaros in his attempt to escape CreteπŸ‘€ Cocalos king of Sicily🌍 Camicos (Sicily) city in SicilyπŸ‘₯ the Earlier Athenian Tributes young men and women sent to Minos on Crete prior to the participation of TheseusπŸ‘€ Deucalion (Cretan) son of Minos, Argonaut, Calydonian boar hunter🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Delos (island) sanctuary of Apollo on island in the AegeanπŸ‘₯ the Final Athenian Tribute when Theseus participatedπŸ›οΈ the Labyrinth (Egypt) monument near Lake Moeris🏺 the Club of Theseus originally belonging to Periphetes
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 1.9πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 1.12πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 1.13-1.14πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.1.4πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.15.8πŸ“– Pausanias 1.27.9-1.27.10πŸ“– Pausanias 2.31.1πŸ“– Pausanias 7.4.6πŸ“– Plutarch, Theseus 15.2πŸ“– Plutarch, Theseus 16.1πŸ“– Plutarch, Theseus 19.1πŸ“– Plutarch, Theseus 19.4-19.7πŸ“– Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 2πŸ“– Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 300-315πŸ“– Lucian, Hermotimos, or Concerning the Sects 47πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.61.1-1.61.4πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.61.4-4.61.9πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.77.1-4.77.9πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 373-374πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 49πŸ“– Strabo 10.4.8πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 18.590βš’οΈ Graffito from Room 18, Casa di Marcus Lucretius IX 3, 5.24, Pompeii (CIL IV 2331; EDR 148378; Trismegistos 525200)πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.152-8.182πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.97.1-1.97.9πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 36.84πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 4πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 10
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesCallimachus, Hymn to DelosLucian, Hermotimos, or Concerning the SectsDiodoros, LibraryOvid, IbisLucian, The DanceStraboD-Scholia, IliadOvid, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Philochoros of AthensCleidemos of Athens
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Philochoros of Athens FGrHist 328 fr. 17aπŸ“– Cleidemos of Athens BNJ 323 fr. 17
    Depictions
    🎨 Silver Stater of Knossos (Type)🎨 Bronze Coin of Knossos (Type)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Centenario IX 8, 3.7, Pompeii (PALP r9-i8-p3-space-41)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa della Caccia Antica VII 4, 48, Pompeii (MANN 8979, 9048; PALP r7-i4-p48-space-10)🎨 Wall Paintings from Caupona di Sotericus I 12, 3, Pompeii (PALP r1-i12-p3-space-3)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Lucretius Fronto V 4, a, Pompeii (PALP r5-i4-pa-space-5)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Nettuno VI 5, 3, Pompeii (PALP r6-i5-p3-space-3)🎨 Mosaics from Casa del Labirinto VI 11, 8.10, Pompeii (PALP r6-i11-p10-space-42)🎨 Wall Paintings from Laundry VI 8, 20, Pompeii (PALP r6-i8-p20-space-12)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 5, 14-16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i5-p14-space-e)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Gavius Rufus VII 2, 16-17, Pompeii (MANN 9043, 9044, 9449; PALP r7-i2-p16-space-o)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling VI 14, 38, Pompeii (PALP r6-i14-p38-space-l)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Marcus Lucretius IX 3, 5.24, Pompeii (PALP r9-i3-p5-space-18)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Egypt region in North Africa
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