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🌍 Rhodes (island)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11291189" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11291189">📖 Pausanias 3.19.9-3.19.13</span>
  • Alternative name
    🌍 Telchnis (alt. Rhodes)
    Information
    island in the Aegean, near coast of Asia Minor
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13533316
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/590031
    Cult site of
    👤 Helen👤 Electryone👤 Phorbas (Thessalian)👤 Althaimenes (Rhodian)👤 Ocridion👤 Athena👤 Heracles👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Poseidon
    Place of birth of
    👥 the Giants👥 the Sons of Helios (Rhodian)👥 the Sons of Poseidon👤 Rhode (Rhodian)👤 Spartaios👤 Cronios (Rhodian)👤 Cytos👤 Cydippe (d. of Ochimos)
    Place of death of
    👤 Halia (Rhodian)👥 the Three Danaids👤 Catreus (eponym)👤 Helen👤 Tenages👤 the Bull of Lindos👤 Apemosyne
    Settled by
    👤 Tlepolemos (Rhodian)👤 Polyxo (Argive & Rhodian)👤 Triopas (Argive)👥 the Telchines👤 Phorbas (Thessalian)👤 Leucippos (Lesbian)
    Settled from
    🌍 the Peloponnese🌍 Tiryns (Argolid)🌍 Thessaly🌍 Lesbos (island)🌍 Crete (island)🌍 Cyprus (island)🌍 Phoinicia🌍 Caria (Asia Minor)
    Named by
    👤 Helios
    Eponym
    👤 Rhode (Rhodian)
    Ruled by
    👤 Polyxo (Argive & Rhodian)👤 Tlepolemos (Rhodian)👤 Leucippos (Lesbian)👥 the Sons of Helios (Rhodian)👤 Cercaphos👤 Lindos (eponym)👤 Ialysos (Rhodian)👤 Cameiros (Rhodian)👤 Boutas (Rhodian)👤 Ochimos
    Relics preserved on site
    🏺 the Wooden Statue of Artemis (Taurian)🏺 the Statue of Apollo Telchinios🏺 the Bowl of Lindos🏺 the Urn of the Telchines🏺 the Urn of Cadmos🏺 the Silver Cup of Minos🏺 the Shield of Eurypylos🏺 the Shield of Laomedon🏺 the Bowl of Tlepolemos🏺 the Golden Cup of Rhesos🏺 the Bowl of Telephos🏺 the Trojan Weaponry🏺 the Mixing Bowl of Adrastos🏺 the Leather Cap of Alexander🏺 the Bracelets of Helen🏺 the Steering-Oars of Canopos🏺 the Silver Quiver of Meriones🏺 the Quiver of Pandaros🏺 the Bow of Teucros🏺 the Dagger of Menelaos or Alexander🏺 the Mixing Bowl of Daidalos🏺 the Electrum Cup of Helen🏺 the Statues of Hera Telchinia and the Nymphs🏺 the Statue of Hera Telchinia
    Encompasses
    🌍 Lindos (Rhodes) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Lindia at Lindos 🌍 Cretinia (Rhodes) 🌍 Mount Atabyrion (Rhodes) 🌍 Ialysos (Rhodes) 🌍 Cameiros (Rhodes) 🌍 Achaia (Rhodes) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Rhodes 🌍 Rhodes (city) 🏛️ the Altar of Athena at Lindos 🌍 Cyrbe (Rhodes) 🎨 Lotus Wood Statue of Heracles fighting the Nemean Lion (Not Extant)
    Reported to have depictions of
    👤 Heracles👤 the Nemean Lion
    Has inscriptions that mention
    👤 Apollo👤 Athena👤 Cadmos (Theban)👤 Cocalos👤 Cronos👤 Daidalos👤 Poseidon👤 Rhea👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Heracles👤 Helen👤 Menelaos👤 Minos (Cretan I)👤 Molos (Cretan)👤 the Nemean Lion👤 Rhesos (Pontic Thracian)👤 Strymon (river god)👤 Telephos👤 Teucros (Salamian)👥 the Titans👤 Tlepolemos (Rhodian)👥 the Rhodian Contingent at Troy (attackers)🌍 Troy (Troad)🌍 Lycia (SW Asia Minor)🌍 Thrace (N. Greece)👤 Adrastos (Argive I)🌍 Cos (island)👤 Lindos (eponym)🏺 the Bowl of Lindos👥 the Telchines🏺 the Urn of the Telchines🏺 the Urn of Cadmos🏺 the Silver Cup of Minos🏺 the Shield of Eurypylos🏺 the Shield of Laomedon🏺 the Bowl of Tlepolemos🏺 the Golden Cup of Rhesos🏺 the Bowl of Telephos🏺 the Trojan Weaponry🏺 the Leather Cap of Alexander🏺 the Dagger of Menelaos or Alexander🏺 the Bracelets of Helen👤 Canopos🏺 the Steering-Oars of Canopos👤 Meriones🏺 the Silver Quiver of Meriones🏺 the Quiver of Pandaros🏺 the Bow of Teucros🏺 the Mixing Bowl of Daidalos👤 Paltes🌍 Lindos (Rhodes)🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Lindia at Lindos🏺 the Mixing Bowl of Adrastos👥 the Olympian Gods⏳ the Funeral Games of Aigialeus
    Related entities
    👥 the Rhodian Contingent at Troy (attackers)👤 Iphigeneia👤 Orestes (s. of Agamemnon)👤 Pylades🏺 the Wooden Statue of Artemis (Taurian)👤 Aigyptos (eponym)👥 the Sons of Aigyptos👥 the Danaids🌍 Egypt🌍 Argos (city)👤 Danaos🏺 the Ship of Danaos👤 Tlepolemos (Rhodian)🌍 the Peloponnese👤 Apemosyne👤 Hermes👤 Althaimenes (Rhodian)👤 Catreus (eponym)🌍 Lindos (Rhodes)🌍 Ialysos (Rhodes)🌍 Cameiros (Rhodes)👤 Helen👤 Megapenthes (Spartan)👤 Nicostratos🌍 Sparta (Laconia)👤 Polyxo (Argive & Rhodian)👤 Son of Polyxo (name unknown)🌍 Tiryns (Argolid)👤 Apollo🌍 Lerna (Argolid)🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Lachesis👤 Helios🌍 Rhodes (city)👤 Licymnios👤 Triopas (Argive)👥 the Telchines👤 Poseidon👤 Rhea👤 Capheira👤 Rhode (Rhodian)👥 the Giants👤 Aphrodite🌍 Cythera (island)🌍 Cyprus (island)👥 the Sons of Poseidon👤 Halia (Rhodian)⏳ the Flood of Deucalion🌍 Lycia (SW Asia Minor)👤 Lycos (Telchine)👤 Spartaios👤 Cronios (Rhodian)👤 Cytos👤 Athena👤 Cecrops (Athenian I)👥 the Sons of Helios (Rhodian)👤 Macareus (Lesbian)👤 Actis👤 Tenages👤 Triopas (s. of Helios)👤 Candalos🌍 Lesbos (island)🌍 Cos (island)🌍 Heliopolis (Egypt)🌍 Triopion Promontory (Caria)👤 Ochimos👤 Hegetoria👤 Cercaphos👤 Cydippe (d. of Ochimos)👤 Lindos (eponym)👤 Cameiros (Rhodian)👤 Ialysos (Rhodian)👤 Agenor (f. of Europe)👤 Cadmos (Theban)👤 Europe (Phoinician & Cretan)👤 Phorbas (Thessalian)🌍 Delos (island)🌍 Thessaly👤 Boutas (Rhodian)👤 Astydameia (Thessalian)🏺 the Golden Snow of Zeus👤 Leucippos (Lesbian)🌍 Samos (island)🌍 Chios (island)🌍 the Macarioi (islands)🌍 Syme (island)👤 Nausos👤 Xouthos (Symian)👤 Himalia👤 Electryone👥 the Three Danaids🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese)🌍 Crete (island)👤 Corybas (f. of Ida)🌍 Hierapytna (Crete)🌍 Boiotia🌍 Aiolia🌍 Rhode (Iberia)🌍 Naples (Italy)🌍 Elpiai (Italy)🌍 Sybaris (Italy)🌍 Phoinicia🌍 Caria (Asia Minor)👤 Ocridion👤 Heracles👤 Hyllos (s. of Deianeira)👤 Philoctetes👤 Menelaos🌍 Rhodes (island)🏺 the Dagger of Menelaos or Alexander🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Lindia at Lindos🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)🌍 Paros (island)👥 the Pelasgians🌍 Ausonia (Italy)🏺 the Statue of Athena Lindia🌍 Pellene (Achaia)👥 the Dorians of the Peloponnese👤 the Herdsman of Lindos👤 the Bull of Lindos👤 Althaimenes (Argive)👤 Linde (Danaid)👤 Helice (Danaid)👤 Archedice (Danaid)🏺 the Statue of Apollo Telchinios👤 Minos (Cretan I)👤 Rhesos (Pontic Thracian)👤 Telephos👤 Teucros (Salamian)🌍 Troy (Troad)🏺 the Bowl of Lindos🏺 the Urn of the Telchines🏺 the Urn of Cadmos🏺 the Silver Cup of Minos🏺 the Shield of Eurypylos🏺 the Shield of Laomedon🏺 the Bowl of Tlepolemos🏺 the Golden Cup of Rhesos🏺 the Bowl of Telephos🏺 the Trojan Weaponry🏺 the Leather Cap of Alexander🏺 the Bracelets of Helen👤 Canopos🏺 the Steering-Oars of Canopos👤 Meriones🏺 the Silver Quiver of Meriones🏺 the Quiver of Pandaros🏺 the Bow of Teucros🏺 the Mixing Bowl of Daidalos🏺 the Mixing Bowl of Adrastos🏺 the Electrum Cup of Helen👤 Aigeus (Athenian)🌍 Corinth (Argolid)🌍 Athens (Attica)👤 Medeia🌍 Mount Ida (Troad)🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly)🌍 Pleuron (Aitolia)🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)🏺 the Chariot drawn by Winged Serpents🌍 Mount Cyllene (Arcadia)🌍 River Cephisos (Phocis/Boiotia)🌍 Cos (city)🌍 Mount Othrys (Thessaly)🌍 Calaureia (island)🌍 Carthaia (Ceos)🌍 Pitane (Asia Minor)👤 Ialyse (Danaid)🌍 Lake Cycnos (Aitolia)🏛️ the Tomb of Alexander (Troy)🌍 the Fields of Maira (Troad?)🏺 the Statues of Hera Telchinia and the Nymphs👤 Cameiro (Danaid)🏺 the Statue of Hera Telchinia🌍 Megara (Argolid)🌍 Halicarnassos (Caria)🌍 Cnidos (Asia Minor)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.11-3.14📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 6.27📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.1.4📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.8.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.2.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.2.2📖 Homer, Iliad 2.653-2.670📖 Pausanias 3.19.9-3.19.13📖 Pindar, Olympian 7 27-53📖 Pindar, Olympian 7 54-76📖 Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 7📖 Diodoros, Library 4.58.5-4.58.8📖 Diodoros, Library 5.55.1-5.55.7📖 Diodoros, Library 5.56.1-5.56.7📖 Diodoros, Library 5.57.1-5.57.8📖 Diodoros, Library 5.58.1-5.58.5📖 Diodoros, Library 5.59.1-5.59.6📖 Pindar, Olympian 7 20-26📖 Diodoros, Library 5.81.1-5.81.8📖 Diodoros, Library 5.82.1-5.82.4📖 Diodoros, Library 5.53.1-5.53.3📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.42📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 2.662📖 Strabo 10.3.19-10.3.20📖 Strabo 14.2.6-14.2.11📖 Strabo 14.2.10📖 Strabo 12.8.6📖 Conon, Narrations 47📖 Plutarch, Greek Questions 27
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausaniasPindar, Olympian 7Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the HeartDiodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadStraboConon, NarrationsPlutarch, Greek Questions
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Zeno of RhodesApollodoros, LibraryPindar, Olympian 7Homer, Iliad
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Zeno of Rhodes BNJ 523 fr. 1📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.1.4📖 Pindar, Olympian 7 27-53📖 Homer, Iliad 2.653-2.670
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Rhodes (island)🌍 Praisos (Crete)
    Reported to have local traditions about
    👤 Helen👤 Megapenthes (Spartan)👤 Nicostratos🌍 Sparta (Laconia)🌍 Rhodes (island)👤 Polyxo (Argive & Rhodian)👤 Tlepolemos (Rhodian)
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Pausanias 3.19.9-3.19.13
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