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🌍 Cephallenia (island)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11322827" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11322827">📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 40</span>
  • Information
    island in the Ionian Sea
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178488
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/530826
    Identified with
    🌍 Same (island) unlocatable island near Ithaca🌍 Taphos (island) island🌍 Doulichion (island) island in the Ionian Sea near Acarnania
    Cult site of
    👤 Britomartis daughter of Zeus and Carme, Cretan, favorite of Artemis, also called Dictynna, Aphaia
    Settled by
    👤 Cephalos (h. of Procris) Phocian or Athenian husband of Procris, abducted by Eos
    Settled from
    🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia
    Eponym
    👤 Cephalos (h. of Procris) Phocian or Athenian husband of Procris, abducted by Eos👤 Cephallen eponym of the Cephallenians
    Ruled by
    👤 Laertes Argonaut, Calydonian Boar hunter, father of Odysseus👤 Cephalos (h. of Procris) Phocian or Athenian husband of Procris, abducted by Eos👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy
    Conquered by
    👤 Amphitryon mortal father of Heracles👤 Cephalos (h. of Procris) Phocian or Athenian husband of Procris, abducted by Eos
    Encompasses
    🌍 Cranioi (Cephallenia)  🌍 Paleis (Cephallenia)  🌍 Same (Cephallenia)  🌍 Pronnoi (Cephallenia)
    Related Entities
    👥 the Cephallenian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent👤 Neoptolemos son of Achilles👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Thoas (Aitolian) son of Andraimon, leader of the Aitolian contingent at Troy🌍 Aitolia region in mainland Greece🌍 Ithaca (island) island in the Ionian Sea👥 the Cattle of Odysseus👤 Cephalos (h. of Procris) Phocian or Athenian husband of Procris, abducted by Eos🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica👤 Philoitios slave of Odysseus👤 Laertes Argonaut, Calydonian Boar hunter, father of Odysseus👤 Calais Argonaut👥 the Harpies👤 Phineus (Thracian) blind prophet tormented by the Harpies👤 Zetes Argonaut🌍 Doulichion (island) island in the Ionian Sea near Acarnania🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional🌍 Scythia region north of the Black Sea🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa🌍 Mount Atlas (unlocatable) unlocatable mountain🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) mythical river of the Celts or Ligurians, sometimes identified with the River Po in north-east Italy🌍 the Island of the Laistrygonians unlocatable island visited by Odysseus🌍 the Land of the Hyperboreans unlocatable region in the far north🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) mountain on Sicily🌍 the Island of the Sirens (unlocatable) unlocatable island encountered by Odysseus🌍 Ortygia (island) island off Sicily, sometimes identified as the birthplace of Artemis👤 Amphitryon mortal father of Heracles👤 Cephallen eponym of the Cephallenians🌍 Same (island) unlocatable island near Ithaca🌍 Same (Cephallenia) city on Cephallenia🌍 Taphos (island) island🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese🌍 Phoinicia region in the Levant🌍 Aigina (island) island off Attica👤 Britomartis daughter of Zeus and Carme, Cretan, favorite of Artemis, also called Dictynna, Aphaia👤 Cranios son of Cephalos👤 Peleas son of Cephalos🌍 Cephallenia (island) island in the Ionian Sea👤 Samos (s. of Cephalos) eponym of Same on Cephallenia🌍 Samos (island) island in the Aegean Sea👤 Pronos son of Cephalos
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.11-3.14📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.40📖 Pausanias 8.14.6📖 Pausanias 1.37.6📖 Pausanias 1.37.6-1.37.7📖 Homer, Odyssey 20.185-20.225📖 Homer, Odyssey 24.356-24.390📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 98 Most📖 Pindar fr. 52u Snell-Maehler📖 Strabo 10.2.8📖 Strabo 10.2.10📖 Strabo 10.2.14📖 Strabo 10.2.13📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 40📖 Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1396.1-1396.27📖 Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1414.54-1414.60
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, EpitomePausaniasHomer, OdysseyHesiod, EhoiaiPindarStraboAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesEustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 40
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