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🌍 Scyros (island)

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  • Information
    island in the Aegean
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/541108
    Place of conception of
    👤 Neoptolemos son of Achilles
    Place of birth of
    👤 Neoptolemos son of Achilles
    Place of death of
    👤 Theseus Athenian hero
    Ruled by
    👤 Enyeus king of Scyros👤 Lycomedes (of Scyros) king of Scyros👤 Rhadamanthys son of Zeus and Europe
    Conquered by
    👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent
    Relics preserved on site
    🏺 the Bones of Theseus
    Related entities
    👤 Helenos (Trojan) son of Priam👤 Phoinix (Dolopian) son of Amyntor, raises Achilles👤 Lycomedes (of Scyros) king of Scyros👤 Neoptolemos son of Achilles👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent👤 Thetis Nereid, mother of Achilles👤 Iphis (Trojan) slave of Patroclos👤 Enyeus king of Scyros🏛️ the Tomb of Theseus (Athens) at Athens🏺 the Bones of Theseus🌍 River Scyras (Laconia) river in Laconia👤 Hermione (Spartan) daughter of Menelaos and Helen🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia👤 Theseus Athenian hero🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica👤 Menestheus (Athenian) son of Peteos, leader of the Athenian contingent at Troy👤 Deucalion (Cretan) son of Minos, Argonaut, Calydonian boar hunter🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Naxos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Lemnos (island) island in the Aegean Sea👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad🌍 Lesbos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Phocaia (Ionia) city in Ionia🌍 Euboia (island) island near the Greek mainland🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🌍 Paros (island) island in the Aegean, one of the Cyclades🌍 Samos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Delos (island) sanctuary of Apollo on island in the Aegean🌍 Chios (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Mount Mimas (Ionia) mountain on promontory in Ionia🌍 Aigina (island) island off Attica🌍 Miletos (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Samothrace (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Mount Mycale (Caria) mountain in Caria🌍 Crapathos (island) island in the Aegean Sea, one of the Dodecanese🌍 Cos (city) city on the island of Cos🌍 Claros (Ionia) city and oracle of Apollo on coast of Asia Minor🌍 Imbros (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Mount Corycos (Ionia) mountain in Asia Minor🌍 Aigai (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Eiresiai (unlocatable) unlocatable place🌍 Peparethos (island) island off the coast of Thessaly🌍 Autocane (Ionia) location in Asia Minor🌍 Mount Aisagee (unlocatable) an unlocatable place, presumably in Ionia🌍 Rhenaia (island) small island off Delos🌍 Cnidos (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Acte (Chalcidice) promontory in the Aegean sea, with Mount Athos on the tip🌍 Leuctra (Laconia) city in Laconia👤 Peleus son of Aiacos, father of Achilles🌍 Dolopia (N. Greece) region of northern Greece inhabited by the Dolopes👤 Nestor son of Neleus, leader of the Pylos contingent at Troy👤 Telephos ruler of Mysia, shows the Greeks the way to Troy🌍 Mysia (Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor👤 Deidameia (of Scyros) daughter of Lycomedes🌍 Cichyros (Thresprotia) city in Thesprotia🌍 the Sanctuary of Theseus at Athens👤 Rhadamanthys son of Zeus and Europe👤 Patroclos (Myrmidon) son of Menoitios, Myrmidon fighter killed by Hector at Troy, close companion of Achilles👤 Cheiron (centaur) centaur👤 Diomedes (Argive I) son of Tydeus, leader of the Argos contingent at Troy🌍 Tenedos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Hypoplacian Thebes (Troad) city sacked by Achilles🌍 Lyrnessos (Troad) city sacked by Achilles🌍 Chryse (Troad) city of Chryses, near Hamaxitos🌍 Cilla (Troad) city in Troad🌍 Phthia (Thessaly) homeland of the Myrmidons, kingdom of Peleus
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 5.11📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.13.8📖 Homer, Iliad 9.656-9.675📖 Homer, Iliad 19.315-19.336📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 168-201📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 258-280📖 Pausanias 3.3.5-3.3.7📖 Pausanias 3.25.1-3.25.2📖 Pausanias 1.17.5-1.17.6📖 Pausanias 1.17.6📖 Pausanias 1.22.6📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.467-11.567📖 Plutarch, Theseus 35.3📖 Plutarch, Theseus 35.3-35.4📖 Plutarch, Theseus 35.4📖 Plutarch, Theseus 36.1-36.2📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 25-49📖 Pausanias 3.26.7📖 Cyclic Poets unplaced fr. 17 West📖 Cypria fr. 19 West📖 Little Iliad fr. 4 West📖 Cypria Argumentum 7 West📖 Little Iliad Argumentum 3 West📖 Lucian, The Dance 46📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Courtesans 5.3📖 Pindar, Nemean 7 17-49📖 Pindar fr. 52f Snell-Maehler📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.418📖 Diodoros, Library 4.62.1-4.62.4📖 Diodoros, Library 5.79.1-5.79.4📖 Strabo 9.5.16📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1322-1340📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 19.326📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.140-13.195📖 Euripides, Andromache 1-25📖 Euripides, Andromache 209-273📖 Pliny, Natural History 35.134📖 Ovid, Heroides 8
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadLycophron, AlexandraPausaniasHomer, OdysseyPlutarch, Theseus Homeric Hymn 3 to ApolloCyclic Poets Cypria Little IliadLucian, The DanceLucian, Dialogues of the CourtesansPindar, Nemean 7PindarD-Scholia, IliadDiodoros, LibraryStraboOvid, MetamorphosesEuripides, AndromachePliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Iliad 9.656-9.675📖 Cypria fr. 19 West
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Modesto VI 5, 13, Pompeii (PALP r6-i5-p13-space-2)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Achille IX 5, 1-3, Pompeii (MANN 116085; PALP r9-i5-p2-space-u)🎨 Fragment of Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Met 18.145.41; ASR II, no. 36, pl. 19)🎨 Wall Paintings from Terrace House 2, Residential Unit 4, Ephesos (Peristyle Court)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Sirico VII 1, 25.47, Pompeii (MANN 8994; PALP r7-i1-p25-space-34)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Postumii VIII 4, 4.49, Pompeii (PALP r8-i4-p4-space-33)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Louvre MA 3570)🎨 Mosaics from Casa di Apollo VI 7, 23, Pompeii (MANN 10006; PALP r6-i7-p23-space-24)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Giasone IX 5, 18, Pompeii (MANN 111436, 111471; PALP r9-i5-p18-space-f)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa della Fontana d'Amore IX 2, 6-7, Pompeii (PALP r9-i2-p6-space-k)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Centauro VI 9, 3.5, Pompeii (PALP r6-i9-p3-space-12)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Dioscuri VI 9, 6.7, Pompeii (MANN 9104, 9110; PALP r6-i9-p6-space-42)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Vettii VI 15, 1, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p1-space-t)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa della Caccia Antica VII 4, 48, Pompeii (PALP r7-i4-p48-space-6)🎨 Mosaics from the Villa con Vista, Ptolemais (In Situ)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wall Painting of Achilles at Scyros in the Propylaia, Athens, by Polygnotos (LIMC Achilleus 95)🎨 Painting of Achilles and Odysseus by Athenion (LIMC Odysseus 35)
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