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🌍 Sicyon (Argolid)

📖 Pausanias 2.5.3 📖 Pausanias 2.5.8 📖 Pausanias 2.10.4 📖 Pausanias 7.1.1 📖 Pausanias 2.5.6-2.5.7 📖 Strabo 8.6.24
Alternative name
🌍 Asopia (alt. Sicyon) 🌍 Aigialeia (alt. Sicyon)
Information
city in the Argolid
Pleiades
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570668
Identified with
🌍 Mecone (unlocatable)
Cult site of
👤 Hebe👤 Castor (Spartan)👤 Polydeuces (Spartan)👤 Alexanor👤 Euamerion👤 Athena👤 Hera👤 Dionysos (Olympian)👤 Peitho (personification)👤 Apollo👤 Heracles👤 Asclepios👤 Aphrodite👤 Artemis👤 Pan (god)👤 Demeter
Place of birth of
👤 Aigialeus (Argive)
Place of death of
👤 Iphinoe (Argive)👤 Epopeus (Sicyonian)
Place of burial of
🏺 the Drugs of Melampous👤 Epopeus (Sicyonian)👤 Iphinoe (Argive)
Founded by
👤 Aigialeus (Argive)
Games established by
👤 Adrastos (Argive I)
Eponym
👤 Sicyon
Ruled by
👤 Polypheides (Argive)👤 Aloeus (Sicyonian)👤 Aigialeus (Argive)👤 Agamemnon👤 Phalces (Argive)👤 Epopeus (Sicyonian)👤 Corax (Sicyonian)👤 Adrastos (Argive I)👤 Peratos👤 Europs (Sicyonian)👤 Telchis👤 Apis (Argive)👤 Thelxion👤 Aigyros👤 Thourimachos👤 Leucippos (Sicyonian)👤 Plemnaios👤 Orthopolis👤 Coronos (Sicyonian)👤 Lamedon👤 Sicyon👤 Ianiscos👤 Phaistos (Sicyonian & Cretan)👤 Zeuxippos👤 Hippolytos (Sicyonian)👤 Lacestades👤 Polybos (Corinthian/Sicyonian)
Conquered by
👤 Lycos (Theban I)👤 Agamemnon👤 Phalces (Argive)
Relics preserved on site
🏛️ the Temple of Hera at Sicyon🏛️ the Tomb of Epopeus (Sicyon)🏛️ the Altar of Pan at Sicyon🏛️ the Altar of Helios in Sicyon🏛️ the Temple of Athena at Sicyon🏛️ the Altar of Athena at Sicyon🏺 the Statue of Dionysos🏺 the Statue of Dionysos Lysios🏺 the Spear of Meleagros🏺 the Double Flute of Athena🏛️ the Temple of Apollo at Sicyon🏛️ the Tomb of Iphinoe (Sicyon)🏺 the Drugs of Melampous🏺 the Bone of a Sea Monster
Encompasses
🏛️ the Temple of Athena at Sicyon 🏛️ the Temple of Hera at Sicyon 🌍 the Citadel of Sicyon 🌍 the Sanctuary of Dionysos at Sicyon 🌍 the Sanctuary of Peitho at Sicyon 🌍 the Agora of Sicyon 🏛️ the Temple of Apollo at Sicyon 🌍 the Sanctuary of Heracles at Sicyon 🌍 the Sanctuary of Asclepios at Sicyon 🌍 the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Sicyon 🏛️ the Altar of Athena at Sicyon 🏛️ the Tomb of Epopeus (Sicyon) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Artemis and Apollo at Sicyon 🌍 the Sanctuary of Hera at Sicyon 🏛️ the Altar of Pan at Sicyon 🏛️ the Altar of Helios in Sicyon 🌍 the Sanctuary of Demeter at Sicyon 🏛️ the Temple of Hera Prodromia at Sicyon 🏛️ the Tomb of Iphinoe (Sicyon) 🎨 Statue of Antiope from the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Sicyon (Not Extant; LIMC Antiope I 1) 🎨 Statue Group from the Sanctuary of Asclepios at Sicyon (Not Extant; LIMC Oneiros, Oneiroi 1) 🎨 Bronze Statues of the Daughters of Proitos at Sicyon (Not Extant)
Reported to have depictions of
👤 Antiope (Theban)👤 Pan (god)👤 Hypnos👥 the Oneiroi👥 the Daughters of Proitos
Has inscriptions that mention
👤 Hera👤 Iphinoe (Argive)👤 Proitos (Argive)👤 Melampous🌍 Sicyon (Argolid)🌍 the Agora of Sicyon👥 the Daughters of Proitos🏺 the Drugs of Melampous🏛️ the Tomb of Iphinoe (Sicyon)
Related entities
👤 Polypheides (Argive)👤 Bias (Argive)👤 Proitos (Argive)👤 Melampous🌍 Tiryns (Argolid)👥 the Daughters of Proitos👤 Iphinoe (Argive)👤 Antiope (Theban)👤 Epopeus (Sicyonian)👤 Nycteus (Theban)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)👤 Lycos (Theban I)🌍 Corinth (Argolid)👥 the Mycenae Contingent at Troy (attackers)🌍 Mycenae (Argolid)🌍 Cleonai (Argolid)🌍 Orneiai (Argolid)🌍 Araithyrea (Argolid)🌍 Hyperesia (Argolid)🌍 Gonoessa (Argolid)🌍 Pellene (Achaia)🌍 Aigion (Achaia)🌍 Helice (Achaia)🌍 Achaia (Peloponnese)👤 Echepolos (Sicyonian)👤 Sicyon🌍 Asopia (alt. Sicyon)👤 Helios👤 Aloeus (Sicyonian)👤 Aigialeus (Argive)👤 Leucippos (Sicyonian)👤 Peratos👤 Demeter👤 Orthopolis👤 Plemnaios👤 Europs (Sicyonian)👤 Telchis👤 Apis (Argive)👤 Thelxion👤 Aigyros👤 Thourimachos👤 Coronos (Sicyonian)👤 Corax (Sicyonian)👤 Lamedon🌍 Eleutherai (Attica/Boiotia)🌍 Athens (Attica)👤 Pheno🌍 Attica👤 Zeuxippe (Sicyonian)🌍 Aigialeia (alt. Sicyon)👤 Polybos (Corinthian/Sicyonian)👤 Adrastos (Argive I)🌍 Argos (city)👤 Ianiscos👤 Phaistos (Sicyonian & Cretan)🌍 Crete (island)👤 Zeuxippos👤 Hippolytos (Sicyonian)👤 Agamemnon👤 Lacestades👤 Phalces (Argive)🏛️ the Temple of Hera at Sicyon🌍 Phlious (Argolid)👤 Rhegnidas👤 Apollo👤 Artemis👤 Python🌍 Delphi (Phocis)👤 Carmanor🌍 Phobos (Sicyon)👤 Amphion (Theban)👤 Zethos🏛️ the Tomb of Epopeus (Sicyon)🏛️ the Altar of Pan at Sicyon🏛️ the Altar of Helios in Sicyon👥 the Erinyes🌍 Titane (Argolid)👥 the Ionians🌍 Aigeira (Achaia)👤 Marathon🌍 Thessaly🏛️ the Temple of Athena at Sicyon👤 Hera🌍 River Asopos (Sicyon)👤 Amphiaraos👤 Thestios (Aitolian)🌍 Aitolia👤 Hebe🌍 Mecone (unlocatable)👥 the Heracleidai👤 Ladon (dog)👤 Menelaos👤 Oedipus🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi🏛️ the Sicyonian Treasury (Olympia)🌍 Sicyon (Argolid)🌍 Aigialeia (alt. Achaia)🏛️ the Altar of Athena at Sicyon👤 Athena👤 Castor (Spartan)👤 Polydeuces (Spartan)👤 Dionysos (Olympian)👤 Androdamas👤 Phanes🏺 the Statue of Dionysos🏺 the Statue of Dionysos Lysios👤 Peitho (personification)🏺 the Double Flute of Athena🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese)🏛️ the Temple of Apollo at Sicyon🏺 the Spear of Meleagros🏺 the Drugs of Melampous🏛️ the Tomb of Iphinoe (Sicyon)👤 Meleagros🌍 River Maiandros (Caria)🌍 the Agora of Sicyon🌍 River Marsyas (Phrygia)👤 Heracles👤 Alexanor🏺 the Bone of a Sea Monster👤 Euamerion👤 Asclepios👤 Aphrodite👤 Pan (god)
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 2.15📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.2.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.5📖 Homer, Iliad 2.569-2.580📖 Homer, Iliad 23.287-23.538📖 Pausanias 2.1.1📖 Pausanias 2.3.10-2.3.11📖 Pausanias 2.5.6-2.5.7📖 Pausanias 2.5.8📖 Pausanias 2.6.1-2.6.4📖 Pausanias 2.6.5-2.6.7📖 Pausanias 2.12.2📖 Pausanias 2.13.1-2.13.2📖 Pausanias 2.7.7-2.7.8📖 Pausanias 2.9.8📖 Pausanias 2.10.4📖 Pausanias 2.11.1📖 Pausanias 2.11.2📖 Pausanias 2.11.4📖 Pausanias 7.1.1📖 Pausanias 7.26.1-7.26.2📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 17 West = fr. 3 Fowler📖 Proclos, Chrestomathy Cypria📖 Callimachus, Aetia 137a Harder📖 Pindar, Nemean 9 6-27📖 Pindar, Isthmian 4 7-30📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 22📖 Strabo 8.6.10📖 Strabo 8.6.19-8.6.25📖 Strabo 8.6.24📖 Strabo 8.6.25📖 Strabo 8.8.5📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.138-3.252⚒️ Bronze Tablet from the Agora of Sicyon (Sicyon n/a)📖 Diodoros, Library 6.6.1-6.7.4📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.194📖 D-Scholia, Odyssey 11.271
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausaniasEumelos, CorinthiacaProclos, ChrestomathyCallimachus, AetiaPindar, Nemean 9Pindar, Isthmian 4Ps-Plutarch, On RiversStraboOvid, MetamorphosesDiodoros, LibraryPliny, Natural HistoryD-Scholia, Odyssey
Reported to be mentioned in text
Eumelos, Corinthiaca CypriaHomer, IliadEphorosAndrotionHomer, Odyssey
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 19 West = fr. 1 Fowler📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 17 West = fr. 3 Fowler📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 18 West = fr. 3 Fowler📖 Cypria Argumentum 4 West📖 Homer, Iliad 2.569-2.580📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 18b📖 Androtion FGrHist 324 fr. 62📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.271-11.280
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 Sicyon (Argolid)
Reported to have local traditions about
🌍 River Asopos (Sicyon)🌍 River Maiandros (Caria)👤 Aigialeus (Argive)🌍 Sicyon (Argolid)🌍 Aigialeia (alt. Achaia)🌍 Aigialeia (alt. Sicyon)👤 Europs (Sicyonian)👤 Telchis👤 Apis (Argive)🌍 Achaia (Peloponnese)🌍 the Peloponnese👤 Thelxion👤 Aigyros👤 Thourimachos👤 Leucippos (Sicyonian)👤 Peratos👤 Plemnaios👤 Orthopolis👤 Coronos (Sicyonian)👤 Corax (Sicyonian)👤 Amphion (Theban)👤 Zethos👤 Antiope (Theban)👤 Epopeus (Sicyonian)👤 Hebe👤 Dia (alt. Hebe)
Local traditions reported by
📖 Pausanias 2.5.3 📖 Pausanias 2.5.8 📖 Pausanias 2.10.4 📖 Pausanias 7.1.1 📖 Pausanias 2.5.6-2.5.7 📖 Strabo 8.6.24
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