- 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
👥 the Aonians early Boiotian people, eponym of Aonian Plain
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)PindarPindarLate Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Early Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia
Pindar👥 the Temmicians ethnic collective that settles Boiotia
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)PindarPindarLate Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Early Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia
Pindar👥 the Leleges of Argos ethnic collective on mainland Greece
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)👥 the Hyantians people who reside west of Thebes
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)PindarPindarLate Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Early Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia
Pindar👥 the Pelasgians ethnic collective
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)👤 Cadmos (Theban) king of Thebes, originally from Phoinicia or Egypt
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)
- Settled from
🌍 Cape Sounion (Attica)StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)🌍 Phoinicia region in the Levant
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)
- Eponym
👤 Boiotos eponym of the Boiotians, son of Itonos or Poseidon
PausaniasGeographyPausaniasGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)HellanicosHellanicosMiddle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)D-Scholia, IliadD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)
- Derives etymology from
👤 the Cow of Thebes followed by Cadmos
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)HellanicosHellanicosMiddle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)D-Scholia, IliadD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)
- Ruled by
👤 Athamas (Orchomenian) son of Aiolos, sometimes Theban
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)👤 Cadmos (Theban) king of Thebes, originally from Phoinicia or Egypt
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Conon, NarrationsMythography & HistoriographyCononLate Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)👤 Xanthos (Theban) son of Ptolemaios son of Damasichthon
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Conon, NarrationsMythography & HistoriographyCononLate Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)👤 Cecrops (Athenian II) son of Erechtheus
StraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)
- Conquered by
👤 Cadmos (Theban) king of Thebes, originally from Phoinicia or Egypt
Conon, NarrationsMythography & HistoriographyCononGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Late Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)
- Related Entities
- 👤 Actaion 👤 Alcmene 👤 Amphiaraos 👤 Amphitryon 👤 Antiope (Theban) 👤 Aphrodite 👤 Apollo 👤 Artemis 👤 Atalante 👤 Athamas (Orchomenian) 👤 Athena 👤 Baton 👤 Cadmos (Theban) 👤 Cecrops (Athenian II) 👤 Dionysos (Olympian) 👤 Europe (Phoinician & Cretan) 👤 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) 👤 Meleagros 👤 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) 🌍 the Hellespont 🌍 Colchis (Pontos) 🌍 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 🌍 Thebes (Egypt) 🌍 Mount Helicon (Boiotia) 🌍 River Permessos (Boiotia) 🏛️ Spring Hippocrene (Mt Helicon) 👤 Aganippe (eponym) 👤 Boiotos 👥 the Ectenoi 🌍 Boura (Achaia) 🌍 Achaia (Peloponnese) 🌍 the Baliares (islands) 👤 Narcissos 👤 Xanthos (Theban) 👤 Penthilos (s. of Orestes) 👤 Philotas 👤 Ogygos 🌍 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 Meleagrides 👥 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 9.5.1 📖 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 📖 Pliny, Natural History 10.74 = 10.37.1-10.38.1 📖 Conon, Narrations 39 📖 Conon, Narrations 37
- 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 Conon, Narrations 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 = fr. 17a-33, 59 Snell-Kannicht
- 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