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🌍 Salamis (island)

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Alternative name
🌍 Sciras (alt. Salamis) 🌍 Cychreia (alt. Salamis)
Information
island off Attica
Pleiades
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/580101
Cult site of
👤 Cychreus son of Poseidon👤 Aias (the greater) son of Telamon, leader of the Salamis contingent at Troy, 'the greater'
Place of birth of
👤 Aias (the greater) son of Telamon, leader of the Salamis contingent at Troy, 'the greater'
Place of death of
👤 the Serpent of Cychreus
Settled by
👤 Telamon (Salamian) father of Aias, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut
Settled from
🌍 Aigina (island) island off Attica
Named by
👤 Cychreus son of Poseidon
Eponym
👤 Salamis (eponym) daughter of Asopos
Ruled by
👤 Telamon (Salamian) father of Aias, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Cychreus son of Poseidon👤 Aias (the greater) son of Telamon, leader of the Salamis contingent at Troy, 'the greater'👤 Eurysaces son of Telamonian Aias👤 Philaios (Salaminian) son of Eurysaces
Relics preserved on site
🏛️ the Stone of Telamon (Salamis) location where Telamon watched his children sail to Aulis
Encompasses
🏛️ the Stone of Telamon (Salamis) 🏛️ the Temple of Aias at Salamis 🎨 Ebony Statue of Aias (the greater) from the Temple of Aias at Salamis (Not Extant)
Related entities
👥 the Salamis Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent👤 Telamon (Salamian) father of Aias, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Cychreus son of Poseidon👤 Aias (the greater) son of Telamon, leader of the Salamis contingent at Troy, 'the greater'🌍 Cythera (island) island in the Aegean Sea👤 Lycophron son of Mastor, killed by Hector at Troy👤 Teucros (Salamian) son of Telamon and Hesione🌍 Salamis (Cyprus) city on Cyprus👤 Salamis (eponym) daughter of Asopos🌍 Aigina (island) island off Attica🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica👤 Philaios (Salaminian) son of Eurysaces🌍 Aulis (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🏛️ the Stone of Telamon (Salamis) location where Telamon watched his children sail to Aulis👤 the Serpent of Cychreus👤 Aiacos son of Zeus and Aigina👤 Phocos (Aiginetan & Phocian) son of Aiacos👤 Sciros (Salamian) hero of Salamis, associated with Theseus👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 Nausithoos (Salamian) pilots Theseus' ship👤 Phaiax (Salaminian) lookout man for Theseus on trip to Crete👤 Menesthes (Athenian) Greek, grandson of Sciros👤 Eurysaces son of Telamonian Aias🌍 Eleusis (Attica) city in Attica👤 Eurylochos (Salaminian)👤 Helen Helen of Troy👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🏺 the Lion Skin of Heracles used as a cloak👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 Cyprus (island) island in the Aegean👤 Poseidon Olympian god🌍 Phlious (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Glauce (Salamian) daughter of Cychreus👤 Periboia (Salamian) daughter of Alcathous, wife of Telamon, mother of Aias👤 Demeter Olympian goddess👥 the Athenian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Nisaia (Megarid) city in the Megarid🌍 Tripodiscos (Argolid) near Megara and Mt. Geraneia🌍 Polichne (Megarid) unlocatable city in Megarian territory🌍 Aigeiroussa (Megarid) unlocatable city in Megarian territory🌍 Helleni (Iberia) city in coastal Iberia🌍 Amphilochoi (Iberia) unlocatable city in coastal Iberia🌍 Cape Achaion (Cyprus)🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Theonoe (Egyptian) daughter of Proteus and Psamathe🏛️ the Palace of Theoclymenos (Egypt) landmark in Euripides' Helen, located in the Nile delta, possibly at Pharos👤 Sciros (prophet) eponym of Sciron near Eleusis, a seer from Dodona🌍 Salamis (island) island off Attica
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.11-3.14📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.8.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.12.7📖 Homer, Iliad 2.557-2.558📖 Homer, Iliad 15.429-15.441📖 Euripides, Trojan Women 799-819📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 439-478📖 Pausanias 1.35.2📖 Pausanias 1.35.3📖 Pausanias 1.36.1📖 Pausanias 2.29.6-2.29.10📖 Pausanias 8.15.5-8.15.7📖 Plutarch, Theseus 10.1-10.3📖 Plutarch, Theseus 17.1-17.6📖 Sophocles, Aias 134-171📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 143 Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 155 Most📖 Hesiod, Great Ehoiai fr. 188 Most📖 Pindar, Nemean 2 1-15📖 Pindar, Nemean 4 44-72📖 Pindar, Isthmian 5 26-50📖 Diodoros, Library 4.72.3-4.72.4📖 Diodoros, Library 4.72.5-4.72.7📖 Strabo 9.1.9📖 Strabo 9.1.10📖 Strabo 3.4.3📖 Strabo 14.6.3📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 16.14📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 23.821📖 Sophocles, Aias 545-580📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 91 Hollis📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 38📖 Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 164-230📖 Euripides, Helen 68-133📖 Euripides, Helen 134-163
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadEuripides, Trojan WomenLycophron, AlexandraPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusSophocles, AiasHesiod, EhoiaiHesiod, Great EhoiaiPindar, Nemean 2Pindar, Nemean 4Pindar, Isthmian 5Diodoros, LibraryStraboD-Scholia, IliadCallimachus, HecaleAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesEuripides, Iphigenia at AulisEuripides, Helen
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 Megara (Argolid) city on the Attica-Argolid border🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica
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