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🌍 Euboia (island)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11291136" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11291136">📖 Pausanias 4.2.2-4.2.3</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11291267" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11291267">📖 Pausanias 8.14.10-8.14.12</span>
  • Alternative name
    🌍 Abantis (alt. Euboia)  🌍 Macris (alt. Euboia)  🌍 Ellopia (alt. Euboia)
    Information
    island near the Greek mainland
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173096
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540775
    Cult site of
    👤 Poseidon👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Artemis👤 Apollo👤 Tityos
    Place of birth of
    👤 Epaphos (s. of Io)
    Place of death of
    👤 Phlegyas (eponym)👤 Lichas👤 Abas (Euboian)👥 the Aiolian Children of Euboia👤 Iphigeneia👤 Aias (the lesser)👤 Toxeus (s. of Eurytos)👤 Clytios (s. of Eurytos)👤 Molion (s. of Eurytos)
    Place of burial of
    👥 the Amazons👤 Lichas👥 the Aiolian Children of Euboia
    Settled by
    👤 Eretrieus
    Settled from
    🌍 Aiolia🌍 Arados (Phoinicia)🌍 Maciston (Elis)
    Personification
    👤 Euboia (personification)
    Named by
    👤 Zeus (Olympian)
    Eponym
    👤 Euboia (d. of Asopos)
    Derives etymology from
    👤 Io
    Ruled by
    👤 Crios (Euboian)👤 Elephenor👤 Lycos (Athenian)👤 Pandion (Athenian II)
    Conquered by
    👤 Aiclos👤 Cothos
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the Tomb of the Children (Chalcis)🏺 the Statue of Artemis at Eretria🏺 the Shoulder of Pelops
    Encompasses
    🌍 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)  🏛️ the Hot Springs of Heracles (Aidepsos)  🏛️ the Tomb of the Children (Chalcis)
    Related entities
    👥 the Euboian Contingent at Troy (attackers)🏺 the Argo👥 the Argonauts🌍 Crete (island)👤 Medeia🌍 the Planctai🌍 Opountian Locris🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable)🌍 Colchis (Pontos)🌍 the Tyrrhenian Sea🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable)🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)🌍 the Island of the Sirens (unlocatable)🌍 the Promontory of Scylla (unlocatable)🌍 the Promontory of Charybdis (unlocatable)🌍 Thrinacia (island)🌍 the Apsyrtides Islands (Illyria)🌍 Corcyra (island)🌍 Anaphe (island)🌍 the Ligurian Sea🌍 Aigina (island)👤 Autolycos (s. of Hermes)👥 the Cattle of Eurytos👤 Phlegyas (eponym)👤 Lycos (Theban I)👤 Nycteus (Theban)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)🌍 Hyria (unlocatable, Boiotia)🌍 Chalcis (Euboia)🌍 Eretria (Euboia)🌍 Histiaia (Euboia)🌍 Cerinthos (Euboia)🌍 Dion (Euboia)🌍 Carystos (Euboia)🌍 Styra (Euboia)👤 Athena👤 Cassandra👤 Poseidon👤 Zeus (Olympian)👥 the Greek Contingent at Troy👤 Phorcos👤 Hera👤 Cecrops (Athenian II)🌍 Athens (Attica)👤 Elephenor🌍 Troy (Troad)👤 Hermes🌍 Tanagra (Boiotia)🌍 Phocis🌍 Orchomenos (Boiotia)👥 the Ionians🌍 Ionia👥 the Sons of Codros👥 the Locrian Contingent at Troy (attackers)🌍 Thronion (Locris)🌍 Thronion (Thesprotia)👤 Crios (Euboian)👤 Rhadamanthys👤 Tityos🌍 Scheria (unlocatable island)👤 Chalcodon (Euboian)👤 Acamas (Athenian)👤 Demophon (Athenian)👤 Theseus🌍 Naxos (island)🌍 Lemnos (island)👤 Leto🌍 Mount Ida (Troad)🌍 Lesbos (island)🌍 Phocaia (Ionia)🌍 Scyros (island)🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly)🌍 Paros (island)🌍 Samos (island)🌍 Delos (island)🌍 Chios (island)🌍 Mount Mimas (Ionia)🌍 Miletos (Asia Minor)🌍 Samothrace (island)🌍 Mount Mycale (Caria)🌍 Crapathos (island)🌍 Cos (city)🌍 Claros (Ionia)🌍 Imbros (island)🌍 Mount Corycos (Ionia)🌍 Aigai (Achaia)🌍 Eiresiai (unlocatable)🌍 Peparethos (island)🌍 Autocane (Ionia)🌍 Mount Aisagee (unlocatable)🌍 Rhenaia (island)🌍 Cnidos (Asia Minor)🌍 Acte (Chalcidice)👤 Helen👤 Euboia (d. of Asopos)👤 Io🌍 Abantis (alt. Euboia)🌍 Macris (alt. Euboia)🌍 Ellopia (alt. Euboia)🌍 Cape Geraistos (Euboia)🌍 the Cyclades Islands👤 Heracles🌍 the Peloponnese🌍 Cyprus (island)👥 the Dryopes🌍 Malis (Thessaly)👤 Orion (hunter)🌍 Sicily (island)⭐ Orion👤 Boutes (Thracian)🏛️ the Cow Stall (Euboia)👤 Penthilos (s. of Orestes)🌍 Aiolia👤 Cadmos (Theban)🌍 Arados (Phoinicia)👤 Eretrieus🌍 Maciston (Elis)🌍 Illyria👤 Palamedes👤 Nauplios (f. of Palamedes)👤 Lichas👤 Pandion (Athenian II)👤 Lycos (Athenian)🌍 Euboia (Macedonia)👥 the Couretes (Aitolians)🌍 Pleuron (Aitolia)🌍 Aitolia🌍 Acarnania👥 the Couretes (guardians)👤 Aias (the lesser)🌍 Gyrai (Cyclades)🌍 Amantia🌍 Atintanis (Epeiros)👤 Abas (Euboian)👥 the Erinyes👤 Agamemnon👥 the Oinotrophoi🌍 Boiotia🌍 Euripos Strait (Euboia)👤 Achilles👤 Cheiron (centaur)👤 Hephaistos👥 the Nereids🏺 the First Armour of Achilles👥 the Aiolians👤 Aiclos👤 Cothos👥 the Aiolian Children of Euboia🌍 Abantis (Illyria)🌍 Euboia (island)🌍 Thrace (N. Greece)🌍 Abai (Phocis)👤 Abas (Argive I)👤 Ellops👤 Diomedes (Argive I)👤 Hippodameia (Elian)👤 Pelops (Pisan)👤 Menelaos👤 Myrtilos👤 Nestor👤 Oinomaos (Elian)👥 the Argos Contingent at Troy (attackers)👥 the Lacedaimon Contingent at Troy (attackers)👥 the Pylos Contingent at Troy (attackers)🌍 Tenedos (island)🌍 Argos (city)🌍 Pylos (Messenia)🌍 Cape Malea (Laconia)🌍 Tainaron (Laconia)🌍 Cape Sounion (Attica)👤 Apollo👤 Deianeira (w. of Heracles)👤 Iole🌍 Onchestos (Boiotia)🌍 Ocaleai (Boiotia)🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece)🌍 Trachis (Thessaly)🌍 Pieria (N. Greece)🌍 Mount Parnassos (Phocis)🏺 the Robe of Deianeira🌍 the Grove of Tilphousan Apollo (Boiotia)🌍 Mycalessos (Boiotia)🌍 Haliartos (Boiotia)🌍 Crisa (Phocis)🌍 River Cephisos (Phocis/Boiotia)🌍 Lilaia (Phocis)🌍 Iton (Thessaly)🌍 Oichalia (Euboia)🌍 Teumessos (Boiotia)🌍 Phlegyas (Boiotia)🌍 Lake Cephisis (Boiotia)🏛️ the Grove of Poseidon (Onchestos)🌍 Lectos (unlocatable)🌍 Perraibia (Thessaly)🌍 the Lelantine Plain (Euboia)🌍 Pelasgiotis (Thessaly)🌍 Enianai (Thessaly?)👤 Meges👤 Prothoos (Thessalian II)🌍 Xylophagos (alt. Cape Caphereus)🌍 Cape Caphereus (Euboia)👤 Peneleos (Theban)👤 Tlepolemos (Rhodian)👥 the Amazons👤 Antiope (Amazon)👤 Poimandros🌍 the Saronic Gulf🏛️ the Amazoneion (Chalcis)🏛️ the Tomb of the Children (Chalcis)👤 Ephippos👤 Leucippos (Tanagrian)🌍 Egypt🏛️ the Amazoneion (Athens)👤 Arethousa (Euboian)👤 Artemis👤 Demeter🌍 Mycenae (Argolid)🌍 Delphi (Phocis)🌍 Elis (city)🏺 the Shoulder of Pelops👤 Narcissos🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi🏺 the Statue of Artemis at Eretria👥 the Trojan Captive Women (Mycenean)👤 Methon🌍 Methone (Pieria)👤 Amphiclos (Euboian)🌍 Oreos (Euboia)🌍 Perias (Euboia)🌍 Aidepsos (Euboia)🌍 Orobia (Euboia)🌍 the Land of the Dryopes🌍 Anthedon (Boiotia)👤 Glaucos ("of the sea")👤 Leodamas (Milesian)👤 Phitres👤 Mother of Euangelos (name unknown)👤 Euangelos👤 Eurytos (f. of Iphitos)🌍 Arcadia🌍 Oichalia (unlocatable)🌍 Cenaion (Euboia)👤 Dryope👤 Clytios (s. of Eurytos)👤 Toxeus (s. of Eurytos)👤 Molion (s. of Eurytos)👤 Opis👤 Hecaerge👥 the Arimaspians👤 Loxo🌍 Ira🌍 the Oracle of Zeus at Dodona (Epeiros)👤 Clytaimnestra👤 Iphigeneia🌍 Eleusis (Attica)🌍 Mount Cithairon (Attica/Boiotia)🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor)👥 the Horses of Laomedon🌍 Icaria (island)🌍 River Asopos (Boiotia)🌍 Mount Taygete (Laconia/Messenia)🌍 Mount Messapion (Boiotia)🌍 Perge (Asia Minor)🌍 Mount Arachnaion (Argolid)🌍 the Mountain of Hermes (Lemnos)🌍 Mount Macistos (Euboia)🌍 Mount Aigaleos (Attica)👤 Epaphos (s. of Io)🏺 the Sword of Aigeus👤 Admetos (Argonaut)👤 Elare
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.11-3.14📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.24-1.9.26📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.6.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.5📖 Homer, Iliad 2.536-2.545📖 Euripides, Trojan Women 48-97📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 373-407📖 Pausanias 9.3.1-9.3.2📖 Pausanias 1.5.3📖 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📖 Homer, Odyssey 7.317-7.326📖 Pausanias 9.17.3📖 Plutarch, Theseus 35.3📖 Plutarch, Theseus 35.5📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 25-49📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 155 Most📖 Hesiod, Aigimius fr. 232 Most📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 11-27📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 196-214📖 Diodoros, Library 4.37.1-4.37.2📖 Diodoros, Library 4.85.1-4.85.7📖 Diodoros, Library 5.50.1-5.50.7📖 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📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1034-1046📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.623-13.674📖 Strabo 1.3.19📖 Euripides, Electra 401-451📖 Plutarch, Greek Questions 22
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadEuripides, Trojan WomenLycophron, AlexandraPausaniasHomer, OdysseyPlutarch, Theseus Homeric Hymn 3 to ApolloHesiod, EhoiaiHesiod, AigimiusCallimachus, Hymn to DelosDiodoros, LibraryStraboOvid, IbisD-Scholia, IliadOvid, MetamorphosesEuripides, ElectraPlutarch, Greek Questions
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hesiod, EhoiaiHesiodHomer, IliadHomer, OdysseySophocles, AigeusArchemachos of EuboiaCallimachus, AetiaIon of Chios, Tragedies
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 157 Most📖 Hesiod fr. 245 Most📖 Homer, Iliad 2.536-2.545📖 Homer, Odyssey 7.317-7.326📖 Sophocles, Aigeus fr. 24 Radt📖 Archemachos of Euboia FGrHist 424 fr. 9📖 Homer, Odyssey 4.475-4.511📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 35 Harder📖 Ion of Chios, Tragedies FragTrag fr. 22-38 = fr. 17a-33, 59 Snell-Kannicht
    Reported to have local traditions about
    🌍 Oichalia (unlocatable)🌍 Oichalia (Euboia)🌍 the Myrtoan Sea👤 Myrto
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Pausanias 4.2.2-4.2.3 📖 Pausanias 8.14.10-8.14.12
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