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🌍 Pylos (Messenia)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11308240" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11308240">📖 Strabo 8.3.7</span>
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    city in Messenia, kingdom of Nestor
    Sometimes conflated with
    🌍 Pylos (Elis) city in ElisHomer, IliadEpicHomerGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)PausaniasGeographyPausaniasMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Ovid, MetamorphosesOvidLatinEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)
    Serves as entrance to
    🌍 the Underworld realm of HadesHomer, IliadEpicHomerGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)
    Place of birth of
    👤 Alastor (Pylian I) 👤 Asterios (Pylian) 👤 Epilaos 👤 Euagoras (Pylian) 👤 Eurybios (Pylian) 👤 Periclymenos (Argonaut) 👤 Pero 👤 Nestor 👤 Pylaon 👤 Tauros (Pylian) 👤 Chromios (Pylian I) 👤 Antimenes (Pylian) 👤 Deimachos (s. of Polycaon)
    Place of death of
    👤 Alastor (Pylian I) 👤 Asterios (Pylian) 👤 Deimachos (Pylian) 👤 Epilaos 👤 Euagoras (Pylian) 👤 Eurybios (Pylian) 👤 Eurymenes 👤 Periclymenos (Argonaut) 👤 Neleus (Pylian) 👤 Nestor 👤 Pylaon 👤 Tauros (Pylian) 👤 Phrasios (Pylian) 👥 the Sons of Neleus
    Place of burial of
    👤 Nestor 👤 Thrasymedes (Pylian)
    Founded by
    👤 Neleus (Pylian) son of Poseidon and Tyro, father of NestorApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)👤 Pylas king of Megara, founder of PylosApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)PausaniasGeographyPausanias
    Founded from
    🌍 Megara (Argolid) city on the Attica-Argolid borderApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)
    Eponym
    👤 Pylas king of Megara, founder of PylosApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)PausaniasGeographyPausanias
    Ruled by
    👤 Neleus (Pylian) son of Poseidon and Tyro, father of NestorApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Homer, IliadEpicHomerGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)Homer, OdysseyPausaniasGeographyPausaniasHesiod, EhoiaiHesiodHesiodStraboStraboOvid, MetamorphosesOvidLatinConon, NarrationsCononLate Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)👤 Nestor son of Neleus, leader of the Pylos contingent at TroyHomer, IliadEpicHomerGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)PausaniasGeographyPausaniasMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Homer, OdysseyLucian, Essays in PortraitureLucianLucianStraboStraboEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)D-Scholia, IliadMythography & HistoriographyD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)👤 Cresphontes one of the Heracleidai, son of AristomachosStraboGeographyStraboGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)EphorosMythography & HistoriographyEphorosLate Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)🌍 Cyme Phriconis (Ionia) city in Ionia👤 Melanthos (Athenian) son of AndropomposConon, NarrationsMythography & HistoriographyCononGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Late Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)👤 Pylas king of Megara, founder of PylosPausaniasGeographyPausaniasGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)
    Conquered by
    👤 Heracles greatest Greek heroApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)PausaniasGeographyPausaniasHesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)HesiodD-Scholia, IliadD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)Homer, IliadHomerStraboStrabo👥 the Heracleidai descendants of Heracles, successfully take PeloponnesePindar, Pythian 5PindarGreekEarly Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Cyrene (Libya) city in LibyaPindarConon, NarrationsMythography & HistoriographyCononEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Late Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)
    Destroyed by
    👤 Heracles greatest Greek heroHomer, IliadEpicHomerGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)D-Scholia, IliadMythography & HistoriographyD-ScholiaMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Late Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the House of Nestor (Pylos) 🏛️ the Tomb of Nestor (Pylos)
    Encompases
    🏛️ the House of Nestor (Pylos) 🏛️ the Tomb of Nestor (Pylos) 🏛️ the Tomb of Thrasymedes (Pylos)
    Related Entities
    👤 Aigimios 👤 Alastor (Pylian I) 👤 Amythaon 👤 Aphareus (Messenian) 👤 Apollo 👤 Ares 👤 Aretos (Pylian) 👤 Asterios (Pylian) 👤 Athena 👤 Bias (Argive) 👤 Chloris (d. of Amphion) 👤 Cresphontes 👤 Deimachos (Pylian) 👤 Echephron (Pylian) 👤 Eidomene 👤 Epilaos 👤 Euagoras (Pylian) 👤 Eurybios (Pylian) 👤 Eurymenes 👤 Eurytos (f. of Iphitos) 👤 Hera 👤 Poseidon 👤 Hades 👤 Zeus (Olympian) 🌍 the Underworld 👤 Heracles 👤 Hermes 👥 the Sons of Hippocoon👤 Iphiclos (s. of Phylacos) 👤 Iphitos (Oichalian) 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Crete (island) 👤 Peisistratos (Pylian I) 👤 Iphicles 👤 Penelope 👤 Periclymenos (Argonaut) 👤 Pero 👤 Perseus (Pylian) 👤 Phylacos (Thessalian) 👤 Podaleirios 👤 Polycaste (Pylian) 👤 Melampous 👤 Menelaos 👤 Neleus (Pylian) 👤 Nestor 👤 Odysseus 👤 Pylaon 👤 Pylas 👤 Stratios (Pylian) 👤 Tauros (Pylian) 👤 Telemachos 👤 Thrasymedes (Pylian) 👥 the Pylos Contingent at Troy (attackers) 👥 the Cattle of Phylacos 🏺 the Bow of Heracles 🏺 the Club of Heracles 🏺 the Lyre of Apollo 🏺 the Plectrum of Apollo 🏺 the Pan Flute of Apollo 🏺 the Golden Wand of Hermes🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Cape Geraistos (Euboia) 🌍 Troy (Troad) 🌍 Sidon (Phoinicia) 🌍 Ithaca (island) 🌍 Tenedos (island) 🌍 Lesbos (island) 🌍 Colophon (Ionia) 🌍 Cyme Phriconis (Ionia) 🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Pylos (Messenia) 🌍 Elis (region) 🌍 Doulichion (island) 🌍 Phylace (Thessaly) 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 Orchomenos (Boiotia) 🌍 Delphi (Phocis) 🌍 Cape Malea (Laconia) 🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) 🌍 Opous (Locris) 🌍 Tainaron (Laconia) 🌍 Gerenia (Messenia) 🌍 Messenia (Peloponnese) 🏺 the Trident of Poseidon 🌍 Pieria (N. Greece) 👥 the Pelasgians 🌍 Thessaly 👥 the Ionians 🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) 👥 the Suitors of Penelope on Ithaca 🌍 Same (island) 🌍 Zacynthos (island) 🏛️ the Palace of Odysseus (Ithaca) 👤 Phrasios (Pylian) 🌍 Knossos (Crete) 🌍 Miletos (Asia Minor) 🌍 Elis (city) 👥 the Cattle of Apollo🌍 Megara (Argolid) 🌍 Crisa (Phocis) 🌍 Arene (Messenia?) 🌍 Thryon (Messenia) 🌍 Aipy (Messenia) 🌍 Cyparisseis (Messenia) 🌍 Amphigeneia (Messenia?) 🌍 Pteleon (Elis) 🌍 Dorion (Messenia) 🌍 Helos (Messenia) 🌍 Pherai (Messenia) 👥 the Sons of Neleus 🌍 Ephyra (Elis) 👤 Andraimon (Ionian) 🌍 Dyme (Achaia) 👤 Codros 👤 Melanthos (Athenian) 👤 Neileus (Ionian) 🌍 Stenycleros (Messenia) 🌍 Thera (island) 🌍 Pylos (Elis) 🏛️ the House of Nestor (Pylos) 🏛️ the Tomb of Nestor (Pylos) 🏛️ the Tomb of Thrasymedes (Pylos)🌍 Syrnos (Caria) 🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi👥 the Heracleidai 🌍 Cyrene (Libya) 🌍 Pharai (Achaia) 👤 Laerces (Pylian) 👤 Eurydice (Pylian) 🏺 the Silver Bowl of Phaidimos👤 Theoclymenos (s. of Polypheides) 🌍 Chalcis (Elis) 🏛️ Spring Crounoi (Elis) 🌍 Pheai (Elis) 👤 Chromios (Pylian I) 👤 Peiraios (Ithacan) 🌍 Metapontion (Italy) 👥 the Cretan Priests of Apollo🌍 Argyphea (Messenia?) 🌍 Pylos (Triphylia) 👤 Antimenes (Pylian) 🌍 Caucon (Elis) 👤 Deimachos (s. of Polycaon)👤 Cretan Exile (Odyssean persona) 🏺 the Robe of Helen 🌍 the Jagged Islands 🌍 Ceos (island) 🌍 Mesola (Messenia) 👥 the Caucones 🌍 Rhion (Messenia) 🌍 Hyameitis (Messenia) 👥 the Sons of Codros 🌍 the Sanctuary of Nedousian Athena at Ceos
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 6.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.6.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.7.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.9📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.11📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.12📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.5📖 Pausanias 4.3.3📖 Pausanias 3.26.8📖 Pausanias 3.26.10📖 Pausanias 9.36.8📖 Homer, Odyssey 1.271-1.305📖 Homer, Odyssey 2.326-2.330📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.1-3.69📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.75-3.101📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.151-3.183📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.356-3.570📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.371-3.385📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.404-3.463📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.464-3.469📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.235-11.259📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.281-11.297📖 Homer, Odyssey 15.182-15.557📖 Homer, Odyssey 15.202-15.214📖 Homer, Odyssey 15.222-15.264📖 Homer, Odyssey 13.250-13.286📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 388-439📖 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 349-367📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 31 Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 33 Most📖 Homer, Iliad 1.247-1.252📖 Homer, Iliad 2.591-2.602📖 Homer, Iliad 5.381-5.415📖 Homer, Iliad 11.670-11.695📖 Pausanias 4.1.3-4.1.4📖 Pausanias 4.2.4-4.2.5📖 Pausanias 4.3.5-4.3.8📖 Pausanias 4.36.1-4.36.5📖 Pausanias 2.18.7-2.18.9📖 Pausanias 7.2.1-7.2.4📖 Pausanias 6.25.2-6.25.3📖 Pausanias 6.22.5-6.22.6📖 Pausanias 10.29.5-10.29.7📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.11-3.14📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.477-4.19📖 Cypria Argumentum 4 West📖 Nostoi Argumentum 1 West📖 Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 26 West📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 2📖 Lucian, Essays in Portraiture 13📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 80-83b Harder📖 Pindar, Olympian 9 21-39📖 Pindar, Pythian 4 169-202📖 Pindar, Pythian 5 43-93📖 Strabo 6.1.15📖 Pindar fr. 52d Snell-Maehler📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 2.336📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 4.319📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 5.392📖 Strabo 8.3.1📖 Strabo 8.4.7📖 Strabo 8.3.7📖 Strabo 10.5.6📖 Strabo 8.3.28-8.3.29📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.401-6.674📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.676-2.707📖 Strabo 14.1.3📖 Strabo 14.1.4📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 11.690📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.536-12.579📖 Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 231-302📖 Conon, Narrations 39
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, Library NostoiHomer, IliadHomer, Odyssey CypriaPausaniasPindar Homeric Hymn 3 to ApolloHesiod, Shield of HeraclesHesiod, EhoiaiStraboPanyassis, HeracleiaCallimachus, AetiaLucian, On SacrificesLucian, Essays in PortraiturePindar, Olympian 9Pindar, Pythian 4Pindar, Pythian 5D-Scholia, IliadOvid, MetamorphosesConon, NarrationsEuripides, Iphigenia at Aulis
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.1-3.69📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 32 Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 33 Most📖 Homer, Iliad 2.591-2.602📖 Homer, Iliad 5.381-5.415📖 Homer, Iliad 5.541-5.560📖 Homer, Iliad 11.670-11.695📖 Homer, Iliad 11.696-11.710📖 Homer, Iliad 11.711-11.779📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 116📖 Mimnermos fr. 10 Allen📖 Mimnermos fr. 9 Allen
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Pylos (Messenia) 🌍 Elis (region) 🌍 Elis (city)
    Reported to have local traditions about
    👤 Nestor 🌍 Pylos (Messenia)
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Strabo 8.3.7
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