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🌍 the Myrtoan Sea

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  • Information
    sea off the Peloponnese
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570495
    Place of death of
    👤 Myrtilos son of Hermes
    Eponym
    👤 Myrtilos son of Hermes👤 Myrto Amazon, eponym of Myrtoan Sea
    Derives etymology from
    🌍 Myrtos (island) island off Eubioia, near Carystos
    Related entities
    👤 Myrtilos son of Hermes👤 Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the Peloponnese👤 Myrto Amazon, eponym of Myrtoan Sea🏺 the Chariot of Pelops chariot used to win competition for Hippodameia👤 Hippodameia (Elian) daughter of Oinomaos, wife of Pelops👤 Oinomaos (Elian) king of Pisa👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Cos (island) island in the Aegean, near coast of Asia Minor🌍 the Hellespont strait connecting the Black Sea to the Aegean🌍 Myrtos (island) island off Eubioia, near Carystos
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 2.8📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 144-167📖 Pausanias 8.14.10-8.14.12📖 Sophocles, Electra 472-515📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 2.104📖 Ovid, Ibis 365-370📖 Strabo 7 fr. 22a Radt📖 Servius, Scholia on Georgics 3.7📖 Pliny, Natural History 4.51📖 Ovid, Heroides 16.1-16.212
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeLycophron, AlexandraPausaniasSophocles, ElectraD-Scholia, IliadOvid, IbisStraboServius, Scholia on GeorgicsPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Vergil, Georgics
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Vergil, Georgics 3.1-3.39
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Euboia (island) island near the Greek mainland
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