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🌍 Larissa (Thessaly)

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  • Information
    city in Thessaly
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11931175
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540904
    Place of death of
    👤 Acrisios son of Abas, father of Danae
    Place of burial of
    👤 Acrisios son of Abas, father of Danae
    Eponym
    👤 Larisa (d. of Pelasgos) eponym of Larisa, daughter of Pelasgos
    Ruled by
    👤 Teutamides king of Larissa👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent👤 Protesilaos first Greek killed at Troy
    Related entities
    👥 the Pelasgi Contingent at Troy (defenders) defends Troy against the Greek attack👤 Peirithous (Lapith) Calydonian Boar hunter, companion of Theseus👤 Perseus (Argive) Greek hero, slayer of Medousa👤 Teutamides king of Larissa👤 Acrisios son of Abas, father of Danae👤 Danae mother of Perseus🌍 Thessaly region in northern Greece👤 Hippothoos (Pelasgian) son of Lethos, leader of the Pelasgi contingent at Troy👤 Lethos son of Teutamides, father of Hippothoos👤 Larisa (d. of Pelasgos) eponym of Larisa, daughter of Pelasgos🌍 Larisa (Thessaly) city in Thessaly, on the Pineios river🌍 Larisa (Argos) the citadel of Argos👤 Ixion (Lapith) suffers eternal punishment for trying to rape Hera👥 the Centaurs half-horse half-human beings👥 the Lapiths attacked by Centaurs group that fought the centaurs at the wedding of Peirithous🌍 Pelasgian Argos (Thessaly) region in Thessaly👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent🌍 Trachis (Thessaly) city in Thessaly🌍 Phthia (Thessaly) area of Thessaly, homeland of the Myrmidons, kingdom of Peleus🌍 Dolopia (N. Greece) region of northern Greece inhabited by the Dolopes🌍 Pharsalos (Thessaly) city in Thessaly🌍 Meliteia (Thessaly)🌍 Thermopylai (Thessaly/Locris) pass between Thessaly and Locris🌍 Phthiotic Thebes (Thessaly)🌍 Echinos (Thessaly)🌍 Lamia (Thessaly)🌍 Erineos (Thessaly)🌍 Coroneia (Thessaly) city in Thessaly🌍 Thaumacoi (Thessaly) city in Thessaly🌍 Proerna (Thessaly)🌍 Eretria (Thessaly)🌍 Paracheloiai (Thessaly) unlocatable city near Lamia🌍 Dryopis (Thessaly) area near Mt Oita🌍 Parasopias (Thessaly) unlocatable city near Mt Oita🌍 Oineiadai (Thessaly) unlocatable city near Mt Oita🌍 Anticyra (Thessaly)🌍 Phalara (Thessaly) harbor of Lamia🌍 Myonnesos (Thessaly) island off the coast of Thessaly🌍 Pindos (Thessaly) city in the Thessalian Tetrapolis🌍 Oitaia (Thessaly) region of Thessaly around Mount Oita👤 Protesilaos first Greek killed at Troy🌍 Phylace (Thessaly) city in Thessaly🌍 Pyrasos (Thessaly) city in Thessaly, known later as Demetrion🌍 Iton (Thessaly) city in Thessaly🌍 Antron (Thessaly) city in Thessaly🌍 Halos (Magnesia)👤 Coronis (Thessalian) daughter of Phlegyas, mother of Asclepios
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.34-3.35📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.8.1-1.8.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.4📖 Homer, Iliad 17.288-17.303📖 Pausanias 2.24.1📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 1📖 Strabo 9.5.5📖 Strabo 9.5.10-9.5.14📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.531-2.632
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausaniasPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesStraboOvid, Metamorphoses
    Depictions
    🎨 Larissan Obolos (Type)
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