- Information
- island near the Greek mainland
- Alternative name
- 🌍 Abantis (alt. Euboia) 🌍 Macris (alt. Euboia) 🌍 Ellopia (alt. Euboia)
- Cult site of
- 👤 Apollo 👤 Artemis 👤 Poseidon 👤 Zeus 👤 Tityos
- Place of birth of
- 👤 Epaphos (s. of Io)
- Place of death of
- 👤 Aias (the lesser) 👤 Iphigeneia 👤 Phlegyas (eponym) 👤 Lichas 👤 Abas (Euboian)
- Place of burial of
- 👤 Lichas 👥 the Amazons
- Settled by
- 👤 Eretrieus
- Settled from
- 🌍 Aiolia 🌍 Maciston (Elis) 🌍 Arados (Phoinicia)
- Named by
- 👤 Zeus
- Personification
- 👤 Euboia (personification)
- Eponym
- 👤 Euboia (d. of Asopos)
- Derives etymology from
- 👤 Io
- Ruled by
- 👤 Elephenor 👤 Pandion (Athenian II) 👤 Lycos (Athenian) 👤 Crios (Euboian)
- Relics preserved on site
- 🏺 the Shoulder of Pelops
- Encompases
- 🌍 Cape Geraistos (Euboia) 🌍 Cenaion (Euboia) 🌍 Cape Caphereus (Euboia) 🏛️ the Altar of Zeus at Cenaion 🌍 Chalcis (Euboia) 🌍 Eretria (Euboia) 🌍 Histiaia (Euboia) 🌍 Cerinthos (Euboia) 🌍 Dion (Euboia) 🌍 Carystos (Euboia) 🌍 Styra (Euboia) 🌍 Oichalia (Euboia) 🌍 Oreos (Euboia) 🏛️ the Amazoneion (Chalcis) 🌍 the Lelantine Plain (Euboia) 🌍 Euripos Strait (Euboia) 🏛️ Spring Arethousa (Euboia) 🏛️ the Cow Stall (Euboia) 🌍 Ellopia (Euboia) 🌍 Perias (Euboia) 🌍 Aidepsos (Euboia) 🌍 Orobia (Euboia) 🌍 Marmarion (Euboia) 🏛️ the Tomb of Lichas (Euboia) 🌍 Tamynai (Euboia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Apollo at Tamynai (Euboia) 🏛️ the Elarion Cave (Euboia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Tityos (Euboia) 🌍 Mount Macistos (Euboia)
- Related Entities
- 👤 Abas (Argive I) 👤 Acamas (Athenian) 👤 Admetos (Argonaut) 👤 Agamemnon 👤 Aias (the lesser) 👤 Apollo 🏺 the Argo 👥 the Argonauts 👤 Artemis 👤 Athena 👤 Autolycos (s. of Hermes) 👤 Cadmos 👤 Cassandra 👤 Cecrops (Athenian II) 👤 Chalcodon (Euboian) 👥 the Couretes (Aitolians) 👥 the Couretes (guardians) 👤 Demophon (Athenian) 👤 Diomedes (Argive I) 👤 Elare 👤 Elephenor 👤 Epaphos (s. of Io) 👥 the Erinyes 👤 Eurytos (f. of Iphitos) 👤 Hera 👤 Poseidon 👤 Zeus 👤 Heracles 👤 Hermes 👤 Hippodameia (Elian) 👤 Iole 👤 Iphigeneia 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Crete (island) 🌍 Naxos (island) 🌍 Lemnos (island) 👤 Theseus 👤 Pelops (Pisan) 👤 Orion (hunter) 👤 Palamedes 👤 Pandion (Athenian II) 👤 Helen 👤 Io 👤 Phlegyas (eponym) 👤 Phorcos 👤 Leto 👤 Lichas 👤 Lycos (Theban I) 👤 Lycos (Athenian) 👤 Medeia 👤 Meges 👤 Menelaos 👤 Myrtilos 👤 Nestor 👤 Nycteus 👤 Oinomaos (Elian) 👤 Opis 👤 Rhadamanthys 👤 Prothoos (Thessalian II) 👥 the Greek Contingent at Troy 👤 Tityos 🌍 the Planctai 🏺 the Sword of Aigeus 👥 the Amazons 👤 Antiope (Amazon) 👥 the Locrian Contingent at Troy (attackers) 👥 the Euboian Contingent at Troy (attackers) 👥 the Argos Contingent at Troy (attackers) 👥 the Lacedaimon Contingent at Troy (attackers) 👥 the Pylos Contingent at Troy (attackers) 🌍 Cape Geraistos (Euboia) 🌍 Aitolia 🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) 🌍 Troy (Troad) 🌍 Tenedos (island) 🌍 Lesbos (island) 🌍 Phocaia (Ionia) 🌍 Opountian Locris 🌍 Phocis 🌍 Euboia (island) 🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) 🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Pylos (Messenia) 🌍 Scyros (island) 🌍 Illyria 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 Onchestos (Boiotia) 🌍 Orchomenos (Boiotia) 🌍 Ocaleai (Boiotia) 🌍 Delphi (Phocis) 🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly) 🌍 Cape Malea (Laconia) 🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) 🌍 Paros (island) 🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) 🌍 Tainaron (Laconia) 🌍 Oichalia (unlocatable) 🌍 Colchis (Pontos) 🌍 Cenaion (Euboia) 🌍 Samos (island) 🌍 Pieria (N. Greece) 🌍 Cape Caphereus (Euboia) 🌍 the Tyrrhenian Sea 🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable) 🌍 Xylophagos (alt. Cape Caphereus) 🌍 Delos (island) 🌍 Chios (island) 🌍 Mount Parnassos (Phocis) 👥 the Ionians 🌍 Pleuron (Aitolia) 🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) 🌍 Mount Mimas (Ionia) 🌍 Cape Sounion (Attica) 🌍 the Island of the Sirens (unlocatable) 🌍 the Promontory of Scylla (unlocatable) 🌍 the Promontory of Charybdis (unlocatable) 🌍 Thrinacia (island) 🌍 Scheria (unlocatable island) 🌍 the Apsyrtides (islands) 🌍 Corcyra (island) 🌍 Anaphe (island) 🌍 the Ligurian Sea 🌍 Aigina (island) 🌍 Icaria (island) 🌍 Miletos (Asia Minor) 🌍 the Grove of Tilphousan Apollo (Boiotia) 🌍 Acarnania 👥 the Cattle of Eurytos 🌍 Elis (city) 🌍 Samothrace (island) 🌍 Mycalessos (Boiotia) 🌍 Haliartos (Boiotia) 🌍 Anthedon (Boiotia) 🌍 Crisa (Phocis) 🌍 River Cephisos (Phocis/Boiotia) 🌍 Lilaia (Phocis) 🌍 Thronion (Locris) 🌍 Mount Mycale (Caria) 🌍 Chalcis (Euboia) 🌍 Eretria (Euboia) 🌍 Histiaia (Euboia) 🌍 Cerinthos (Euboia) 🌍 Dion (Euboia) 🌍 Carystos (Euboia) 🌍 Styra (Euboia) 🌍 Crapathos (island) 🌍 Cos (city) 🌍 Claros (Ionia) 🌍 the Cyclades Islands 🌍 Imbros (island) 🌍 Mount Athos (Chalcidice) 👤 Amphiclos (Euboian) 🏺 the Shoulder of Pelops 👤 Glaucos ("of the sea") 🌍 Gyrai (Cyclades) 👤 Hecaerge 👤 Crios (Euboian) 👤 Narcissos 👤 Penthilos (s. of Orestes) 🌍 Mount Taygete (Laconia/Messenia) 👥 the Dryopes 🌍 Teumessos (Boiotia) 🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi 🌍 Tanagra (Boiotia) 🌍 the Saronic Gulf 🌍 Ionia 🌍 Thronion (Thesprotia) 🌍 Cnidos (Cyprus) 🌍 Mount Corycos (Ionia) 🌍 Phlegyas (Boiotia) 🌍 Lake Cephisis (Boiotia) 🌍 Aigai (Achaia) 🌍 Abai (Phocis) 🌍 Oreos (Euboia) 👤 Nauplios (f. of Palamedes) 🏛️ the Grove of Poseidon (Onchestos) 🏛️ the Amazoneion (Chalcis) 🌍 Abantis (Illyria) 🌍 Eiresiai (unlocatable) 🌍 Peparethos (island) 🌍 Autocane (Ionia) 🌍 Mount Aisagee (unlocatable) 🌍 Rhenaia (island) 🌍 Lectos (unlocatable) 🌍 Perraibia (Thessaly) 🌍 the Lelantine Plain (Euboia) 🌍 Euripos Strait (Euboia) 👤 Abas (Euboian) 👤 Arethousa (Euboian) 🏛️ Spring Arethousa (Euboia) 👤 Euboia (d. of Asopos) 👥 the Phaiacians 👥 the Arimaspians 🌍 Abantis (alt. Euboia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Poseidon (S. Italy) 🌍 Perge (Asia Minor) 👤 Loxo 🌍 Ira 🌍 Amantia 🌍 Macris (alt. Euboia) 🌍 Ellopia (alt. Euboia) 🌍 Aiolia 🌍 the Oracle of Zeus at Dodona (Epeiros) 🏛️ the Cow Stall (Euboia) 👤 Ellops 👤 Aiclos 👤 Cothos 🌍 Perias (Euboia) 🌍 Aidepsos (Euboia) 🌍 Orobia (Euboia) 👤 Eretrieus 🌍 Maciston (Elis) 🌍 Euboia (Macedonia) 🌍 Enianai (Thessaly?) 👥 the Sons of Codros 🌍 Hyria (unlocatable, Boiotia) 🌍 Arados (Phoinicia) 🌍 Atintanis (Epeiros) 🏺 the Statue of Artemis at Eretria
- Mentioned by
- 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.6.2 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.5 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 373-407 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1034-1046 📖 Pausanias 1.5.3 📖 Pausanias 9.17.3 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 35.3 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 35.5 📖 Homer, Odyssey 7.317-7.326 📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 25-49 📖 Euripides, Trojan Women 48-97 📖 Homer, Iliad 2.536-2.545 📖 Pausanias 9.3.1-9.3.2 📖 Pausanias 8.15.5-8.15.7 📖 Pausanias 9.22.1-9.22.2 📖 Pausanias 7.2.1-7.2.4 📖 Pausanias 5.22.3-5.22.4 📖 Pausanias 10.6.5-10.7.2 📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.11-3.14 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.24-1.9.26 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 155 Most 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 157 Most 📖 Hesiod, Aigimius fr. 232 Most 📖 Hesiod fr. 245 Most 📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 11-27 📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 196-214 📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 35 Harder 📖 Strabo 10.1.3 📖 Strabo 10.1.8 📖 Strabo 10.1.10 📖 Strabo 10.1.15 📖 Strabo 9.3.14 📖 Ovid, Ibis 491-492 📖 Strabo 9.1.6 📖 Strabo 10.2.6 📖 Strabo 10.3.8 📖 Strabo 10.3.19-10.3.20 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 13.66
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, Epitome Apollodoros, Library Homer, Iliad Lycophron, Alexandra Homer, Odyssey Euripides, Trojan Women Plutarch, Theseus Pausanias Hesiod Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo Hesiod, Ehoiai Strabo Hesiod, Aigimius Callimachus, Aetia Callimachus, Hymn to Delos D-Scholia, Iliad Ovid, Ibis
- Mentioned in citation of
- 📖 Homer, Odyssey 7.317-7.326 📖 Homer, Odyssey 4.499-4.511 📖 Homer, Iliad 2.536-2.545 📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 35 Harder 📖 Sophocles, Aigeus fr. 24 Radt 📖 Archemachos FGrHist 424 fr. 9
- Reported to have local traditions about
- 🌍 the Myrtoan Sea 🌍 Oichalia (unlocatable) 🌍 Oichalia (Euboia) 👤 Myrto
- Local traditions reported by
- 📖 Pausanias 4.2.2-4.2.3 📖 Pausanias 8.14.10-8.14.12