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🌍 the Areiopagos (Athens)

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  • Information
    at Athens
    In
    🌍 Athens (Attica)
    Cult site of
    πŸ‘₯ the Erinyes personifications of vengeanceπŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddess
    Place of burial of
    πŸ‘€ Oedipus son of Laios and Iocaste
    Eponym
    πŸ‘€ Ares Olympian god
    Derives etymology from
    πŸ‘€ Ares Olympian god
    Place of trial of
    πŸ‘€ Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Ares Olympian godπŸ‘€ Daidalos Athenian inventor & architect, builder of the LabyrinthπŸ‘€ Pylades son of StrophiosπŸ‘€ Cephalos (h. of Procris) Phocian or Athenian husband of Procris, abducted by Eos
    Relics preserved on site
    πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Athena Areia at AthensπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Oedipus (Athens) in the Sanctuary of the Semnai, Athens🏺 the Bones of Oedipus
    Encompasses
    πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Athena Areia at Athensβ€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of the Semnai at Athens β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Oedipus (Athens) β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statues (?) of the Erinyes, Hermes, Hades and Ge at the Sanctuary of the Semnai at Athens (Not Extant)
    Reported to have depictions of
    πŸ‘₯ the Erinyes personifications of vengeanceπŸ‘€ Ge personification of EarthπŸ‘€ Hades Underworld godπŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian god
    Related entities
    🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaπŸ‘€ Theseus Athenian heroπŸ‘₯ the Amazons tribe of warrior womenπŸ‘€ Antiope (Amazon) Amazonian wife of TheseusπŸ‘₯ the Erinyes personifications of vengeanceπŸ‘€ Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Tyndareos king of SpartaπŸ‘€ Erigone (Mycenaean) daughter of Aigisthos and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Ares Olympian godπŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian godπŸ‘€ Halirrhothios (s. of Poseidon)πŸ‘€ Daidalos Athenian inventor & architect, builder of the LabyrinthπŸ‘€ Clytaimnestra wife of AgamemnonπŸ›οΈ the Altar of Athena Areia at AthensπŸ‘€ Perileos (Spartan) son of IcariosπŸ‘€ Talos (Athenian) nephew of Daidalos, called Perdix in OvidπŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 the Acropolis of Athens🏺 the Tapestry of Athena woven to win the contest with ArachneπŸ‘€ Pylades son of StrophiosπŸ‘€ Aigisthos son of ThyestesπŸ‘€ Alcippe (Athenian) daughter of AresπŸ‘₯ the Olympian GodsπŸ‘€ Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at TroyπŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian godπŸ‘€ Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Cephalos (h. of Procris) Phocian or Athenian husband of Procris, abducted by EosπŸ‘€ Procris (hunter) daughter of Erechtheus🌍 the Areiopagos (Athens) at Athens🌍 the Sanctuary of Apollo Lycios at AthensπŸ›οΈ the Palladion (Athens) court in Athens where Demophon was triedπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Oedipus (Athens) in the Sanctuary of the Semnai, Athens🌍 the Pnyx (Athens) hill in Athens🌍 the Mouseion (Athens) hill in Athens, SE of PnyxπŸ›οΈ the Amazoneion (Athens) location at Athens, perhaps on or near the Areiopagos, where the Amazons had their camp🌍 the Sanctuary of Chalcodon at Athens🌍 the Ardettos (Athens) hill in AthensπŸ‘€ Oedipus son of Laios and Iocaste🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 the Sanctuary of the Semnai at Athens on the Areiopagos🏺 the Bones of Oedipus
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 1.16πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.25πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.14.2πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.15.8πŸ“– Pausanias 1.28.5πŸ“– Pausanias 8.34.1-8.34.4πŸ“– Pausanias 7.25.1-7.25.3πŸ“– Pausanias 1.21.4πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 39πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.76.1-4.76.7πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.70-6.103πŸ“– Servius, Scholia on Georgics 1.18πŸ“– Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 47βš’οΈ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 1232-1291πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 7.200πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 33.156πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.15.1
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryPausaniasLucian, The DanceDiodoros, LibraryOvid, MetamorphosesServius, Scholia on GeorgicsPs-Lucian, Affairs of the HeartEuripides, ElectraPliny, Natural History
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Vergil, Georgics
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 1.1-1.42
    Depictions
    🏺 the Tapestry of Athena woven to win the contest with Arachne
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Two Silver Skyphoi by Zopyros (Not Extant)
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