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🌍 Mycenae (Argolid)

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  • Alternative name
    🌍 Argion (alt. Mycenae)
    Information
    city in the Argolid
    Sometimes conflated with
    🌍 Argos (city)
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132564
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570491
    Place of birth of
    👤 Alcaios (Mycenaean)👤 Sthenelos (Mycenaean)👤 Heleios👤 Mestor (Mycenaean)👤 Electryon (s. of Perseus)👤 Gorgophone (Argive)
    Place of death of
    👥 the Cattle of Geryon👤 Aglaos👤 Callileon👤 Orchomenos (Mycenaean)👥 the Sons of Thyestes👤 Argos (Panoptes)👤 Agamemnon👤 Clytaimnestra👤 Aigisthos👤 Stratobates👤 Gorgophonos (Mycenaean I)👤 Phylonomos👤 Celaineus👤 Amphimachos (s. of Electryon)👤 Lysinomos👤 Cheirimachos👤 Anactor👤 Archelaos (Mycenaean)👤 Chromios (Taphian)👤 Tyrannos👤 Antiochos (s. of Pterelaos)👤 Chersidamas (s. of Pterelaos)👤 Mestor (s. of Pterelaos)👤 Cassandra👤 Nomios (Mycenaean)👤 Deimachos (Mycenaean)👤 Eurybios (Mycenaean)👤 Epilaos (Mycenaean)👤 Alcmeon👤 Mestor (s. of Aias)👤 Companion of Agamemnon (name unknown)👥 the Companions of Agamemnon
    Place of burial of
    👤 Clytaimnestra👤 Aigisthos👤 Atreus👤 Agamemnon👤 Eurymedon (Mycenaean)👤 Teledamos👤 Pelops (Mycenaean)👤 Electra (Mycenaean)👤 Cassandra👥 the Companions of Agamemnon
    Founded by
    👤 Perseus (Argive)👤 Gorgophonos (Mycenaean II)
    Founded from
    🌍 Epidauros (Argolid)
    Fortified by
    👤 Perseus (Argive)👥 the Cyclopes (wall-builders)
    Eponym
    👤 Mycene (eponym)👤 Myceneus
    Derives etymology from
    🏺 the Scabbard of Perseus👤 Euryale (Gorgon)👤 Stheno (Gorgon)
    Ruled by
    👤 Agamemnon👤 Eurystheus👤 Electryon (s. of Perseus)👤 Sthenelos (Mycenaean)👤 Thyestes (Mycenaean)👤 Orestes (s. of Agamemnon)👤 Aigisthos👤 Atreus👤 Melampous👤 Bias (Argive)👤 Clytaimnestra👤 Amphitryon👤 Perseus (Argive)
    Conquered by
    👥 the Heracleidai
    Fortifications
    🏛️ the Walls of Mycenae
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the Walls of Mycenae🏛️ the Treasuries of Atreus and his family (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Atreus (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Agamemnon (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Eurymedon (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Teledamos and Pelops (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Electra (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Clytaimnestra (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Aigisthos (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Cassandra (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tombs of the Companions of Agamemnon (Mycenae)
    Encompasses
    🌍 the Grove at Mycenae  🏛️ the Walls of Mycenae  🏛️ Spring Perseia (Mycenae)  🏛️ the Treasuries of Atreus and his family (Mycenae)  🏛️ the Tomb of Atreus (Mycenae)  🏛️ the Tomb of Agamemnon (Mycenae)  🏛️ the Tomb of Eurymedon (Mycenae)  🏛️ the Tomb of Teledamos and Pelops (Mycenae)  🏛️ the Tomb of Electra (Mycenae)  🏛️ the Tomb of Clytaimnestra (Mycenae)  🏛️ the Tomb of Aigisthos (Mycenae)  🏛️ the Tomb of Cassandra (Mycenae)  🏛️ the House of Aigisthos (Mycenae) 🏛️ the Tombs of the Companions of Agamemnon (Mycenae)
    Related Entities
    👤 Atreus👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Hermes👤 Thyestes (Mycenaean)👤 Aigisthos👤 Aerope (Argive)👤 Aglaos👤 Callileon👤 Orchomenos (Mycenaean)👥 the Sons of Thyestes👤 Agamemnon👤 Menelaos👤 Tyndareos🌍 Cythera (island)👥 the Mycenae Contingent at Troy (attackers)👤 Argos (Panoptes)👤 Hera👤 Io🌍 Egypt🌍 the Ionian Sea🌍 Illyria🌍 Mount Haimos (Thrace)🌍 the Bosporos🌍 Scythia🌍 Cimmerian Bosporos👤 Cassandra🌍 Troy (Troad)🌍 Tenedos (island)👤 Clytaimnestra🏺 the Cloak of Agamemnon👤 Orestes (s. of Agamemnon)👤 Pylades🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi👤 Electra (Mycenaean)👤 Hermione (Spartan)👤 Erigone (Mycenaean)🌍 Crete (island)👤 Helen🌍 Sparta (Laconia)🌍 Cyprus (island)🌍 Libya (North Africa)🌍 Phoinicia🌍 Cape Sounion (Attica)👤 Perseus (Argive)🌍 Mideia (Argolid)👤 Alcaios (Mycenaean)👤 Electryon (s. of Perseus)👤 Gorgophone (Argive)👤 Heleios👤 Mestor (Mycenaean)👤 Sthenelos (Mycenaean)👤 Alcmene👤 Eileithyia👤 Eurystheus👤 Heracles👤 Antiochos (s. of Pterelaos)👤 Chersidamas (s. of Pterelaos)👤 Chromios (Taphian)👤 Eueres (s. of Pterelaos)👤 Mestor (s. of Pterelaos)👤 Tyrannos👤 Taphios👤 Amphimachos (s. of Electryon)👤 Anactor👤 Archelaos (Mycenaean)👤 Celaineus👤 Cheirimachos👤 Gorgophonos (Mycenaean I)👤 Phylonomos👤 Lysinomos👤 Stratobates👥 the Cattle of Electryon👤 Polyxenos (Elian I)🌍 Elis (region)👤 Amphitryon👤 Licymnios🌍 Tiryns (Argolid)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)👤 the Golden Lamb of Atreus👤 the Nemean Lion🌍 Nemea (Argolid)🌍 Cleonai (Argolid)👤 Copreus👤 the Cerynitian Deer🌍 Arcadia🌍 River Ladon (Arcadia)👤 the Erymanthian Boar🌍 Psophis (Arcadia)🌍 Mount Erymanthos (Arcadia)👤 the Cretan Bull👤 Minos (Cretan I)🌍 the Isthmos of Corinth🌍 Marathon (Attica)👥 the Mares of Diomedes🌍 the Land of the Bistones (Thrace)👤 Admete (Argive)👤 Hippolyte (Amazon I)🏺 the War-Belt of Hippolyte🌍 Themiscyra (Pontos)🌍 Ainos (Thrace)🌍 Thasos (island)🌍 Torone (Chalcidice)👥 the Cattle of Geryon👤 Geryon🏺 the Golden Cup of Helios🌍 Thrace (N. Greece)🌍 Erytheia (unlocatable)🌍 Tartessos (Spain)🌍 Abderia (Spain)🌍 Ligystine (Spain)🌍 River Anthemous (Chalcidice)🌍 Rhegion (Italy)🌍 Sicily (island)🌍 the Hellespont🌍 River Strymon (Thrace)🌍 the Tyrrhenian Sea🌍 Eryx (Sicily)👥 the Hesperides🏺 the Golden Apples of the Hesperides🌍 the Garden of the Hesperides (unlocatable)👤 Athena🌍 Arabia🌍 River Echedoros (Thrace)🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable)🌍 Thermydrai (Rhodes)🌍 Mount Caucasos (Pontos)🌍 the Land of the Hyperboreans👤 Cerberos (dog)🌍 the Underworld🌍 Troizen (Argolid)🌍 the Gates of Acheron (Underworld)🌍 Corinth (Argolid)🌍 Sicyon (Argolid)🌍 Orneiai (Argolid)🌍 Araithyrea (Argolid)🌍 Hyperesia (Argolid)🌍 Gonoessa (Argolid)🌍 Pellene (Achaia)🌍 Aigion (Achaia)🌍 Helice (Achaia)🌍 Achaia (Peloponnese)🌍 Argos (city)👤 Polyneices👤 Tydeus👤 Periphetes (Greek at Troy)👤 Ate👤 Priam🏺 the Scabbard of Perseus👤 Mycene (eponym)👤 Myceneus🏛️ the Walls of Mycenae🏛️ the Treasuries of Atreus and his family (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Atreus (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Agamemnon (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Eurymedon (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Teledamos and Pelops (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Electra (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Clytaimnestra (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Aigisthos (Mycenae)🏛️ the Tomb of Cassandra (Mycenae)👤 Guard of Clytaimnestra (name unknown)🏺 the Scepter of Agamemnon🌍 Phocis👤 Iphitos (Eleian)🌍 Elis (city)🏛️ the Tomb of Thyestes (Argolid)👤 Lebes🌍 Colophon (Ionia)🌍 Delphi (Phocis)👤 Rhacios👤 Iphicles🌍 the Taphian Islands👤 Nomios (Mycenaean)👤 Deimachos (Mycenaean)👤 Eurybios (Mycenaean)👤 Epilaos (Mycenaean)👤 Panopeus (eponym)👤 Servant of Agamemnon (name unknown)👤 Iphigeneia🌍 Crisa (Phocis)👤 Strophios (Phocian I)👤 Chrysothemis (Mycenaean)👤 Apollo👤 Watchman of Mycenae (name unknown)👤 Mestor (s. of Aias)👤 Alcmeon👤 Argeios (comp. of Aigisthos)👤 Antiochos (Mycenaean II)👤 Companion of Agamemnon (name unknown)👥 the Companions of Agamemnon👤 Molossos (rationalized)🌍 Aulis (Boiotia)👤 Inachos (river god)👤 Pelops (Pisan)👤 Pelopeia (Mycenaean)👤 Euryale (Gorgon)👤 Stheno (Gorgon)🏺 the Winged Sandals🌍 Epidauros (Argolid)👤 Gorgophonos (Mycenaean II)👤 Adrastos (Argive I)🏛️ the Cave of the Nemean Lion (Argolid)🌍 Mount Tretos (Argolid)👤 Echemos (Arcadian)👤 Hyllos (s. of Deianeira)👥 the Children of Heracles👤 Bias (Argive)👤 Melampous🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese)🌍 the Sanctuary of Argive Hera (Argolid)🌍 Eion (Argolid)🌍 Phlious (Argolid)👤 Iolaos🌍 Athens (Attica)🌍 Pisa (Elis)👥 the Heracleidai🏛️ the Tombs of the Companions of Agamemnon (Mycenae)🌍 Eleusis (Attica)🌍 Mount Ida (Troad)🌍 Mount Cithairon (Attica/Boiotia)🌍 River Asopos (Boiotia)🌍 the Saronic Gulf🌍 Peparethos (island)🌍 Euripos Strait (Euboia)🌍 Mount Messapion (Boiotia)🌍 Mount Arachnaion (Argolid)🌍 Acte (Chalcidice)🌍 the Mountain of Hermes (Lemnos)🌍 Mount Macistos (Euboia)🌍 Mount Aigaleos (Attica)🏛️ the Oracle of Dionysos at Mount Pangaion (Thrace)👥 the Erinyes👤 Achilles👤 Husband of Electra (name unknown)👤 Castor (Spartan)👤 Polydeuces (Spartan)👤 Pan (god)👤 Proteus (Egyptian)🌍 Nauplia (Argolid)👥 the Trojan Captive Women (Mycenean)👤 Hades👤 Persephone👤 Ara🌍 Mysia (Asia Minor)🌍 Paros (island)🌍 Heracleia (Pontos)👥 the Cyclopes (wall-builders)🌍 Mycenae (Argolid)🏛️ the Walls of Tiryns🏛️ the House of Electra (Mycenae)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 2.12📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 2.12-2.13📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 2.14📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 2.13📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 2.15📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 2.16📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.11-3.14📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.1.3📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 6.1-6.30📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 6.23📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 6.24-6.25📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 6.28📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 6.30📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.4📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.5📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.6-2.4.8📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 2.10-2.11📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.4📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.7📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.8📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.9📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.10📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.11📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.12📖 Homer, Iliad 2.569-2.580📖 Homer, Iliad 4.50-4.67📖 Homer, Iliad 4.364-4.410📖 Homer, Iliad 15.630-15.652📖 Homer, Iliad 19.95-19.124📖 Euripides, Trojan Women 353-367📖 Pausanias 8.5.4📖 Pausanias 2.15.4📖 Pausanias 2.16.3-2.16.4📖 Pausanias 2.16.5📖 Pausanias 2.16.6-2.16.7📖 Homer, Odyssey 1.26-1.43📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.262-3.275📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.304-3.312📖 Pausanias 9.40.11-9.40.12📖 Pausanias 1.2.3📖 Pausanias 2.6.5-2.6.7📖 Pausanias 2.18.1📖 Epigonoi fr. 3 Davies📖 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 77-93📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 136 Most📖 Sophocles, Electra 23-75📖 Sophocles, Electra 77-115📖 Sophocles, Electra 1-22📖 Sophocles, Electra 254-305📖 Sophocles, Electra 372-430📖 Sophocles, Electra 626-655📖 Sophocles, Electra 1364-1395📖 Sophocles, Electra 1398-1427📖 Sophocles, Electra 1442-1510📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.184-3.200📖 Homer, Odyssey 4.512-4.547📖 Nostoi fr. 10 West📖 Cypria Argumentum 4 West📖 Homer, Odyssey 24.35-24.97📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 38📖 Lucian, Astrology 12📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 5📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 39📖 Cypria Argumentum 8 West📖 Lucian, The Hall 23📖 Lucian, The Dance 43📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 18📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 4.376📖 Diodoros, Library 4.11.3-4.11.4📖 Pindar fr. 169a Snell-Maehler📖 Diodoros, Library 4.58.1-4.58.4📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.7📖 Strabo 8.6.10📖 Strabo 8.6.13📖 Strabo 8.6.19-8.6.25📖 Strabo 8.6.19📖 Strabo 1.2.3📖 Ovid, Amores 2.8📖 Diodoros, Library 7.1.1-7.4.4📖 Aeschylus, Agamemnon 84-87📖 Aeschylus, Agamemnon 258-269📖 Aeschylus, Agamemnon 281-316📖 Aeschylus, Agamemnon 810-843📖 Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1035-1320📖 Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1343-1447📖 Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1567-1632📖 Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1654-1670📖 Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1-39📖 Euripides, Hecuba 1252-1295📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.408-15.462📖 Euripides, Andromache 957-986📖 Euripides, Andromache 1010-1046📖 Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 231-302📖 Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 415-468📖 Critias FragTrag fr. 1 = fr. 1 Snell-Kannicht📖 Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 1465-1530📖 Euripides, Helen 1441-1511📖 Euripides, Electra 1-53📖 Euripides, Electra 555-604📖 Euripides, Electra 747-858📖 Euripides, Electra 1232-1291📖 Euripides, Electra 699-746📖 Euripides, Electra 988-1054📖 Euripides, Electra 300-400📖 Ovid, Heroides 5📖 Ovid, Heroides 8📖 Ovid, Heroides 9📖 Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1438.45-1438.47📖 Ovid, Heroides 3
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadEuripides, Trojan WomenPausaniasHomer, Odyssey EpigonoiHesiod, Shield of HeraclesHesiod, EhoiaiSophocles, Electra Nostoi CypriaPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, AstrologyLucian, On SacrificesLucian, The HallLucian, The DancePs-Plutarch, On RiversD-Scholia, IliadDiodoros, LibraryPindarStraboOvid, AmoresAeschylus, AgamemnonEuripides, HecubaOvid, MetamorphosesEuripides, AndromacheEuripides, Iphigenia at AulisCritiasEuripides, HelenEuripides, ElectraOvid, HeroidesEustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey
    Depictions
    🏛️ the Hall (fictional)
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