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🌍 Aitolia

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Information
region in mainland Greece
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26857
Pleiades
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540591
Cult site of
👤 Meleagros👤 Tydeus
Place of birth of
👥 the Sirens
Place of death of
👤 Odysseus👤 Doros (Aitolian)👤 Laodocos (Aitolian)👤 Polypoites (Aitolian)👤 Thermios👤 Alcidocos👤 Iphiclos (s. of Thestios)👤 Aphares👤 Calydon (eponym II)👤 the Calydonian Boar👤 Meleagros👥 the Sons of Thestios👤 Lycopeus (Aitolian)👤 Alcathoos (Aitolian)👤 Olenias👥 the Sons of Agrios👤 the Lion of Aitolia
Settled by
👥 the Epeians👥 the Hyantians👤 Aitolos (eponym)
Settled from
🌍 Elis (region)🌍 Boiotia🌍 Thessaly🌍 Elis (city)
Eponym
👤 Aitolos (eponym)
Ruled by
👤 Oineus (Calydonian)👤 Aitolos (eponym)👤 Euenos (Aitolian)👤 Agrios (Calydonian)👥 the Sons of Agrios
Conquered by
👤 Aitolos (eponym)👤 Alcmaion (epigonos)👤 Diomedes (Argive I)
Related entities
👤 Agamemnon👤 Menelaos👤 Oineus (Calydonian)👤 Tyndareos👤 Polypheides (Argive)👥 the Aitolian Contingent at Troy (attackers)👤 Aitolos (eponym)👤 Euenos (Aitolian)👤 Poseidon👤 Idas (Argonaut)👤 Marpessa🌍 Messenia (Peloponnese)👤 Neoptolemos👤 Odysseus👤 Thoas (Aitolian)🌍 Ithaca (island)🌍 Cephallenia (island)👤 Daughter of Thoas (name unknown)👤 Oxylos (Elian)🌍 Elis (region)👤 Doros (Aitolian)👤 Laodocos (Aitolian)👤 Polypoites (Aitolian)👤 Pieris🌍 Calydon (Aitolia)🌍 Pleuron (Aitolia)🌍 Olenos (Aitolia)🌍 Pylene (Aitolia)🌍 Chalcis (Aitolia)👤 Meleagros👤 Tydeus👤 Trechos👤 Diomedes (Argive I)🌍 Argos (city)👥 the Sons of Agrios👤 Heracles🌍 Phlious (Argolid)👤 Apis (Argive)👤 Thermios👤 Alcidocos👤 Pyraichmes🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)👥 the Seven against Thebes👥 the Epigonoi👤 Helen👤 Apollo👥 the Couretes (Aitolians)👤 Iphiclos (s. of Thestios)👤 Aphares🌍 River Acheloos (Aitolia)👤 Acheloos (river god)👥 the Sirens🌍 the Echinades (islands)👤 Alcmaion (epigonos)👤 Althaia👤 Atalante👤 Deianeira (w. of Heracles)👤 Nessos👤 Thestios (Aitolian)🌍 Sicyon (Argolid)👤 Calydon (eponym II)👤 Clestoria👤 Artemis👤 Calydon (eponym III)🌍 Temesa (Italy)🏺 the Horn of Amaltheia🌍 Aiolia🌍 Acarnania👤 the Calydonian Boar👥 the Hunters of the Calydonian Boar🏺 the Skin of the Calydonian Boar🌍 Pisa (Elis)👥 the Epeians👤 Salmoneus👤 Temenos (Heraclid)👥 the Heracleidai👥 the Sons of Thestios🏺 the Log of Meleagros🌍 Elis (city)🌍 Boiotia🌍 Thessaly👥 the Hyantians🌍 Euboia (island)👤 Pleuron👤 Calydon (eponym I)👤 Coures👤 Alcathoos (Aitolian)👤 Lycopeus (Aitolian)👤 Olenias👤 Adrastos (Argive I)👤 Thersites🌍 Daunia (Italy)🌍 the Underworld👤 Cycnos (Aitolian)👤 Phylios👤 the Lion of Aitolia👤 the Vultures of Aitolia🌍 Athens (Attica)🌍 Sparta (Laconia)🌍 Magnesia (Thessaly)🌍 Libya (North Africa)🌍 Delphi (Phocis)🌍 Achaia (Peloponnese)🌍 Ainia (Thessaly)🌍 Barce (N. Africa)🌍 Couretis (Aitolia)👤 Agrios (Calydonian)
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 2.15📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.11-3.14📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.7.6📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.7.8-1.7.9📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.40📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.8.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.11.1📖 Homer, Iliad 2.638-2.644📖 Homer, Iliad 5.703-5.710📖 Homer, Iliad 23.469-23.472📖 Pausanias 2.25.2📖 Pausanias 2.13.8📖 Pausanias 5.1.8📖 Pausanias 5.3.7📖 Pausanias 5.4.1-5.4.2📖 Pausanias 5.18.6-5.18.8📖 Euripides, Suppliant Women 1183-1234📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 103-140📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 154a-e Most📖 Pausanias 10.31.1-10.31.4📖 Bacchylides, Odes 5📖 Exerpta Vaticana 6📖 Lucian, The Dance 50📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 22📖 Pindar, Isthmian 5 26-50📖 Strabo 6.1.5📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1141-1195📖 Strabo 10.2.19📖 Strabo 9.3.12📖 Strabo 7.7.7📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 9.529📖 Strabo 8.3.30📖 Strabo 8.3.33📖 Strabo 9.4.18📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 9.557📖 Strabo 10.2.25-10.2.26📖 Strabo 10.3.1📖 Strabo 10.3.2-10.3.4📖 Strabo 10.2.6📖 Strabo 10.3.8📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 13.218📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 14.119📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 993-1010📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1047-1066📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 21.194📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 2📖 Diodoros, Library 7.1.1-7.4.4📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 12📖 Sophocles, Electra 698-761📖 Servius, Scholia on Georgics 1.9📖 Conon, Narrations 14📖 Ovid, Heroides 9
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausaniasEuripides, Suppliant WomenEuripides, Phoenician WomenHesiod, EhoiaiBacchylides, Odes Exerpta VaticanaLucian, The DancePs-Plutarch, On RiversPindar, Isthmian 5StraboD-Scholia, IliadLycophron, AlexandraAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesDiodoros, LibrarySophocles, ElectraServius, Scholia on GeorgicsConon, NarrationsOvid, Heroides
Reported to be mentioned in text
MinyadEphorosHomer, IliadApollodoros of AthensPherecydes of AthensPindarNicanderAreus, CycnosVergil, Georgics
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Minyad fr. 5 West📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 31b📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 123b📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 115📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 123a📖 Homer, Iliad 14.109-14.132📖 Homer, Iliad 2.638-2.644📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 122a📖 Apollodoros of Athens FGrHist 244 fr. 205📖 Pherecydes of Athens fr. 122 Fowler📖 Pindar Dithyramb 2📖 Nicander fr. 51 Gow-Scholfield📖 Nicander fr. 52 Gow-Scholfield📖 Areus, Cycnos📖 Vergil, Georgics 1.1-1.42⚒️ Inscription on the Statue of Aitolos at Thermon (Not Extant)⚒️ Inscription on the Statue of Oxylos from Elis (Not Extant)
Reported depictions
🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)
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