- Alternative names
- Boeotia
- Information
- region on the Greek mainland
- Alternative name
- 🌍 Aonia (alt. Boiotia)
- Cult site of
- 👤 Dionysos (Olympian)
- Place of birth of
- 👤 Odysseus 👥 the Spartoi of Thebes
- Place of death of
- 👤 Actaion 👤 Ino 👤 the Serpent of Ares 👤 Cithairon (personification) 👤 Helicon 👤 Metioche (Boiotian) 👤 Menippe (Boiotian) 👥 the Suitors of Atalante
- Settled by
- 👤 Cadmos (Theban) 👥 the Pelasgians 👥 the Leleges of Argos 👥 the Aonians 👥 the Hyantians 👥 the Temmicians
- Settled from
- 🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) 🌍 Phoinicia 🌍 Cape Sounion (Attica)
- Eponym
- 👤 Boiotos
- Derives etymology from
- 👤 the Cow of Thebes
- Ruled by
- 👤 Athamas (Orchomenian) 👤 Cadmos (Theban) 👤 Cecrops (Athenian II) 👤 Xanthos (Theban)
- Related Entities
- 👤 Actaion 👤 Alcmene 👤 Amphiaraos 👤 Amphitryon 👤 Antiope (Theban) 👤 Aphrodite 👤 Apollo 👤 Artemis 👤 Atalante 👤 Athamas (Orchomenian) 👤 Athena 👤 Baton 👤 Cadmos (Theban) 👤 Cecrops (Athenian II) 👤 Dionysos (Olympian) 👤 Hera 👤 Poseidon 👤 Hades 👤 Zeus (Olympian) 👤 Helle 👤 Heracles 👤 Hermes 👤 Hippomenes (h. of Atalante) 👤 Ino 👤 Iolaos 👤 Labdacos 🌍 Corinth (Argolid) 🌍 the Megarid 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Crete (island) 👤 Pelops (Pisan) 👤 Orion (hunter) 👤 Palaimon (god) 👤 Pandion (Athenian I) 👤 Pelagon (Phocian) 👥 the Muses 👤 Persephone 👤 Phrixos (s. of Athamas) 👤 Leto 👤 Leucothea (goddess) 👤 Melicertes 👤 Odysseus 👤 Rhadamanthys 👤 Schoineus (f. of Atalante) 👥 the Spartoi of Thebes 👤 Teiresias 👤 Tereus 👤 Tlepolemos (Rhodian) 👤 Oedipus 👤 Nephele (Epirote) 👥 the Boiotian Contingent at Troy (attackers) 👤 the Golden Ram 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 the Peloponnese 🌍 Aitolia 🌍 Lesbos (island) 🌍 Opountian Locris 🌍 Phocis 🌍 Euboia (island) 🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) 🌍 Arcadia 🌍 Rhodes (island) 🌍 Cos (island) 🌍 Magnesia (Thessaly) 🌍 Libya (North Africa) 🌍 Phoinicia 🌍 the Echinades (islands) 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 the Taphian Islands 🌍 Attica 🌍 Orchomenos (Boiotia) 🌍 Delphi (Phocis) 🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly) 🌍 Tegea (Arcadia) 🌍 Mount Parthenion (Arcadia) 🌍 Gortyna (Crete) 👥 the Pelasgians 🌍 Delos (island) 🌍 Thessaly 🌍 Mount Parnassos (Phocis) 👥 the Aiolians 🌍 Cape Sounion (Attica) 🌍 Athamantia (N. Greece) 🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese) 🌍 River Anauros (Thessaly) 🏺 the Teeth of the Serpent of Ares 🌍 Corcyra (island) 🌍 River Asopos (Boiotia) 👤 the Cow of Thebes 👤 the Serpent of Ares 👥 the Dogs of Actaion 👤 Dotis 🌍 Spring and River Dirce (Thebes) 🌍 River Ismenos (Thebes) 👥 the Cattle of Apollo 🌍 Hyampolis (Phocis) 🌍 Helice (Achaia) 🌍 Pheneos (Arcadia) 🌍 River Peneios (Thessaly) 👤 Areithoos (Boiotian) 👤 Tychios 🌍 Mount Helicon (Boiotia) 🌍 River Permessos (Boiotia) 🏛️ Spring Hippocrene (Mt Helicon) 👤 Aganippe (eponym) 👤 Boiotos 🌍 Boura (Achaia) 🌍 Achaia (Peloponnese) 🌍 the Baliares (islands) 👤 Narcissos 👤 Xanthos (Theban) 👤 Penthilos (s. of Orestes) 👤 Philotas 🌍 Mount Lycaion (Arcadia) 🌍 Thalamai (Laconia/Messenia) 🌍 Leuctra (Laconia) 🌍 Mount Mainalion (Arcadia) 🌍 Larisa (Thessaly) 👥 the Leleges of Argos 🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi 🌍 Larisa (Argos) 🌍 Schoinos (Arcadia) 🌍 Phthiotis (Thessaly) 🏛️ Spring Aganippe (Mt Helicon) 👥 the Daughters of Pieros 🌍 Priene (Asia Minor) 🌍 Teos (Asia Minor) 👤 Apoicos 👤 Geres 🌍 Tempe (Thessaly) 👤 Bacis 🌍 Ozolian Locris 🌍 Arne (Thessaly) 🌍 Euripos Strait (Euboia) 👥 the Aonians 👥 the Hyantians 🌍 Mount Hymettos (Attica) 🌍 River Strophie 👥 the Cattle of Admetos 👤 Cithairon (personification) 👤 Helicon 👤 Metioche (Boiotian) 👤 Menippe (Boiotian) ⭐ Metioche and Menippe 🌍 Debai (Arabia) 🏺 the Golden Apples of Aphrodite 🌍 Pelasgiotis (Thessaly) 🌍 Aiolia 🌍 the Oracle of Zeus at Dodona (Epeiros) 👥 the Suitors of Atalante 🌍 Charadra (Messenia/Laconia) 👥 the Temmicians 🌍 Leucas (Acarnania) 👤 Liriope 🏛️ the Lookout of Battos (unlocatable) 🌍 Pella (Macedonia) 👥 the Aithyiai 🌍 Coryphasion (Messenia) 🌍 Ainia (Thessaly) 🌍 Barce (N. Africa)
- Mentioned by
- 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.1 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.2 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.1.2 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.5 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.14.8 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 633-647 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 768-800 📖 Pausanias 8.35.10 📖 Pausanias 2.23.2 📖 Pausanias 7.3.6 📖 Pausanias 10.12.11 📖 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 1-27 📖 Pausanias 9.1.1-9.1.2 📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.11-3.14 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 138 Most 📖 Strabo 9.2.3-9.2.4 📖 Strabo 9.2.5 📖 Strabo 9.2.18 📖 Strabo 9.2.25 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 4.2 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, Astrology 11 📖 Lucian, Zeus Rants 32 📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 55-205 📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Athena 57-136 📖 Scholia on Callimachus, Aetia fr. 2a-j Harder 📖 Corinna fr. 656 PMG 📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 2 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.45.5 📖 Hesiod fr. 308 Most 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 2.494c 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 7.9 📖 Strabo 8.4.4 📖 Strabo 7.7.1 📖 Strabo 7.7.2 📖 Strabo 9.3.15 📖 Strabo 9.1.7 📖 Strabo 10.3.2-10.3.4 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.138-3.252 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.339-3.510 📖 Strabo 14.1.3 📖 Servius, Scholia on Georgics 2.140 📖 Strabo 14.1.12 📖 Strabo 14.2.6-14.2.11 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.1-4.54 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.416-4.542 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.543-4.603 📖 Vergil, Eclogues 10 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.250-5.331 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.260-8.328 📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 23 📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 25 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.560-10.637 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.638-10.704 📖 Strabo 1.3.19 📖 Sophocles, Electra 698-761 📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.196 📖 Pliny, Natural History 4.26
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, Epitome Apollodoros, Library Lycophron, Alexandra Pausanias Hesiod Corinna Hesiod, Shield of Heracles Hesiod, Ehoiai Sophocles, Electra Strabo Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods Lucian, Astrology Lucian, Zeus Rants Callimachus, Hymn to Delos Callimachus, Hymn to Athena Scholia on Callimachus, Aetia Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers Diodoros, Library Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses D-Scholia, Iliad Ovid, Metamorphoses Servius, Scholia on Georgics Vergil, Eclogues Pliny, Natural History
- Mentioned in citation of
- 📖 Homer, Iliad 2.511-2.516 📖 Hesiod, Great Ehoiai fr. 194a, b Most 📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 2 Harder 📖 Corinna fr. 656 PMG 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.4.1-3.4.2 📖 Hellanicos fr. 51 Fowler 📖 Pindar fr. 83 Snell-Maehler 📖 Aristotle, Politeiai fr. 560 Rose 📖 Aristotle, Politeiai fr. 550 Rose 📖 Aristotle, Politeiai fr. 546 Rose 📖 Aristotle, Politeiai fr. 473 Rose 📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 119 📖 Pherecydes of Athens fr. 158 Fowler 📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 122a 📖 Apollodoros of Athens FGrHist 244 fr. 205 📖 Vergil, Georgics 2.140-2.154 📖 Nicander, Metamorphoses fr. 40 Gow-Scholfield 📖 Didymarchos, Metamorphoses 📖 Antigonos of Carystos 📖 Nicander, Metamorphoses fr. 57 Gow-Scholfield 📖 Apollonios, Epigrams 📖 Pamphilos 📖 Ion of Chios, Tragedies FragTrag fr. 22-38
- Reported to have local traditions about
- 👤 Cerberos (dog) 🌍 the Underworld 👤 Heracles 👤 Megareus (Boiotian & Megarian) 👤 Minos 👤 Nisos (Megarian) 🌍 Onchestos (Boiotia) 🌍 Megara (Argolid) 👤 Eteocles (Orchomenian) 👤 Heracles (Dactyl) 🌍 Nisa (alt. Megara) 🌍 Mount Laphystios (Boiotia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Demeter at Mycalessos (Boiotia) 🌍 Athens (Boiotia) 🌍 Eleusis (Boiotia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Charites at Orchomenos (Boiotia)
- Local traditions reported by
- 📖 Pausanias 1.39.5 📖 Pausanias 9.34.5 📖 Pausanias 9.24.2 📖 Pausanias 9.27.6-9.27.8 📖 Pausanias 9.35.1-9.35.7