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🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable)

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  • Information
    river encircling the world
    Sometimes conflated with
    🌍 River Acheloos (Aitolia)
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107549003
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/608104479
    Serves as entrance to
    🌍 the Underworld
    Identified with
    🌍 River Oceanos (Asia Minor)🌍 the North Sea🌍 River Nile (Egypt)
    Said to flow from or into
    πŸ›οΈ the Spring at Troizen
    Place of birth of
    πŸ‘€ Pegasos (horse)πŸ‘€ Chrysaor
    Place of death of
    πŸ‘€ Medousa (Gorgon)
    Personification
    πŸ‘€ Oceanos (Titan)
    Eponym
    πŸ‘€ Oceanos (Titan)
    Encompasses
    πŸ›οΈ the Springs of Oceanosβ€‚πŸŒ Sarpedon (unlocatable island)
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ HephaistosπŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan)πŸ‘€ OdysseusπŸ‘€ Circe🌍 the Land of the Lotus-eaters (unlocatable)🌍 the Planctai🌍 Troy (Troad)🌍 Ithaca (island)🌍 Ismaros (Thrace)🌍 the Land of the Cyclopes🌍 the Islands of Aiolos (unlocatable)🌍 the Island of the Laistrygonians🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable)🌍 the Island of the Sirens (unlocatable)🌍 the Promontory of Scylla (unlocatable)🌍 the Promontory of Charybdis (unlocatable)🌍 Thrinacia (island)🌍 Ogygia (island)🌍 Scheria (unlocatable island)πŸ‘€ Euryale (Gorgon)πŸ‘₯ the GorgonsπŸ‘€ Medousa (Gorgon)πŸ‘€ Stheno (Gorgon)πŸ‘€ AthenaπŸ‘€ Perseus (Argive)πŸ‘€ Polydectes (Seriphian)🏺 the Sickle of Perseus🏺 the Shield of PerseusπŸ‘€ ChrysaorπŸ‘€ Pegasos (horse)🏺 the Head of Medousa🏺 the Bag of Perseus🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians🌍 Seriphos (island)🏺 the Winged Sandals🏺 the Cap of Hades🌍 Erytheia (unlocatable)🌍 the UnderworldπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian)πŸ‘€ CronosπŸ‘€ Eurytion (herdsman)πŸ‘€ GeryonπŸ‘€ HeraclesπŸ‘€ Orthos (dog)🌍 the Garden of the Hesperides (unlocatable)πŸ‘₯ the Cattle of Geryon🌍 Tiryns (Argolid)πŸ‘€ Balios (horse)πŸ‘€ Xanthos (horse)πŸ‘€ Podarge (horse)πŸ‘€ Eurynome (Oceanid)πŸ‘€ ThetisπŸ‘€ Iris🌍 River Oceanos (Asia Minor)🌍 the Land of the Cimmerians🌍 the Grove of PersephoneπŸ‘€ Eurylochos (Ithacan)πŸ‘€ HadesπŸ‘€ PersephoneπŸ‘€ Teiresias🌍 River Acheron (Underworld)🌍 River Periphlegethon (Underworld)🌍 River Cocytos (Underworld)πŸ‘€ Perimedes (Ithacan)🌍 the North SeaπŸ‘€ EosπŸ‘€ Lampos (horse)πŸ‘€ Phaethon (horse)πŸ‘€ Hermes🏺 the Golden Wand of HermesπŸ‘₯ the Suitors of Penelope on IthacaπŸ›οΈ Rock Leucas (unlocatable)πŸ›οΈ the Gates of HeliosπŸ‘₯ the Companions of Odysseus🌍 the Elysian FieldsπŸ‘€ Oceanos (Titan)πŸ‘€ Prometheus (fire-stealer)🌍 ScythiaπŸ‘€ Tithonos (s. of Laomedon)πŸ‘€ SeleneπŸ‘€ Helios🏺 the Chariot of Helios🏺 the ArgoπŸ‘₯ the Argonauts🌍 Libya (North Africa)🌍 River Phasis (Colchis)🌍 Cythera (island)🌍 Cape Malea (Laconia)🌍 Telepylos🌍 the Island just off the Land of the Cyclopes🏺 the Golden Cup of HeliosπŸ‘€ Nemesis🌍 River Acheloos (Aitolia)πŸ‘₯ the Olympian GodsπŸ‘€ ArtemisπŸ‘₯ the OceanidsπŸ‘€ HeraπŸ‘€ TethysπŸ‘€ Medeia🌍 Lake Triton🌍 Lemnos (island)🌍 Colchis (Pontos)πŸ‘€ ThemisπŸ‘₯ the Moirai🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece)πŸ›οΈ the Spring at TroizenπŸ‘€ AietesπŸ‘€ Jason (Argonaut)πŸ‘€ Pelias (Thessalian)🏺 the Golden Fleece🌍 Aia (unlocatable)🌍 Panchaia (island)🌍 India🌍 River Istros (Europe)πŸ‘€ Osiris🌍 River Nile (Egypt)🌍 the Land of the PygmiesπŸ›οΈ the Springs of Oceanos🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable)
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 2.9πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 7.1πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 7.17πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 7.1-7.33πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.4.2πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.4.3πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.5.10πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 1.423-1.427πŸ“– Dionysios, Periegesis 29-50πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 287-305πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 211-232πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 270-279πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 16.145-16.154πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 18.388-18.409πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 18.607-18.608πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 23.193-23.211πŸ“– Pausanias 1.35.7-1.35.8πŸ“– Pausanias 8.41.6πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 11.1-11.22πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 10.508-11.49πŸ“– Pausanias 1.33.3-1.33.7πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 23.241-23.246πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 24.1-24.22πŸ“– Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 314-319πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 4.561-4.569πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 286-305πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite 218-238πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 32 to Selene 1-20πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 31 to Helios 1-15aπŸ“– Hesiod fr. 252a, b MostπŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 5.262-13.440πŸ“– Eumelos, Titanomachy fr. 10 WestπŸ“– Cypria fr. 10 WestπŸ“– Peisandros, Heracleia fr. 5 WestπŸ“– Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 13 WestπŸ“– Lucian, Zeus Rants 37πŸ“– Callimachus, Hymn to Artemis 41-86πŸ“– Lucian, Gout 86-111πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 4 1-63πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 4 247-262πŸ“– Pindar fr. 30 Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.2.1-3.2.4πŸ“– Hesiod fr. 302 MostπŸ“– Euripides, Hippolytos 121-165πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.44.7-4.45.8πŸ“– Strabo 7.3.6πŸ“– Strabo 1.2.37πŸ“– Strabo 1.1.7πŸ“– Strabo 1.2.38-1.2.40πŸ“– Lucian, Zeus Rants 37πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 5.41.4-5.46.7πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.27.1-1.27.6πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.96.1-1.96.9πŸ“– Strabo 1.2.24-1.2.29
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadDionysios, PeriegesisHesiod, TheogonyPausaniasHomer, OdysseyHesiod, Shield of HeraclesAeschylus, Prometheus Bound Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite Homeric Hymn 32 to Selene Homeric Hymn 31 to HeliosHesiodEumelos, Titanomachy CypriaPeisandros, HeracleiaPanyassis, HeracleiaLucian, Zeus RantsCallimachus, Hymn to ArtemisLucian, GoutPindar, Pythian 4PindarDiodoros, LibraryEuripides, HippolytosStrabo
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, IliadDionysios ScytobrachionApollodoros of AthensCallimachus, AetiaDemetrios of ScepsisMimnermosEuhemerusHomer, Odyssey
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 1.423-1.427πŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 20 RustenπŸ“– Apollodoros of Athens FGrHist 244 fr. 157aπŸ“– Callimachus, Aetia fr. 13a-b Harder = fr. 470 PfeifferπŸ“– Homer, Iliad 18.607-18.608πŸ“– Demetrios of Scepsis BNJ 2013 fr. 50πŸ“– Mimnermos fr. 11 AllenπŸ“– Euhemerus test. 34 WiniarczykπŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 24.1-24.22πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 3.1-3.15βš’οΈ Hymns to Isis and Osiris at Nysa (Not Extant)
    Depictions
    🏺 the Shield of Achilles🏺 the Shield of Heracles
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Cult Statue of Nemesis from Rhamnous, by Agoracritus (LIMC Agamemnon 4)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Egypt
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