- Information
- region in North Africa
- Identified with
- 🌍 the Land of the Lotus-eaters (unlocatable)
- Cult site of
- 👤 Ammon
- Place of death of
- 👤 Antaios 👤 Eurypylos (Thessalian) 👤 Gouneus (Thessalian) 👤 Medousa (Gorgon) 👤 Prothoos (Thessalian II) 👤 Mopsos (Argonaut) 👤 Hyas (s. of Atlas)
- Settled by
- 👤 Danaos
- Settled from
- 🌍 Egypt
- Eponym
- 👤 Libya
- Ruled by
- 👤 Antaios
- Relics preserved on site
- 🏛️ the Tomb of Antaios (Libya) 🏺 the Gold Mixing Bowl of Medeia
- Related Entities
- 👤 Ammon 👤 Antaios 👤 Aphrodite 👤 Apollo 🏺 the Argo 👥 the Argonauts 👤 Athena 👤 Belos 👤 Calais 👤 Cheiron (centaur) 👤 Dionysos 👤 Eurypylos (Thessalian) 👤 Ge (personification) 👤 Zeus 👤 Gouneus (Thessalian) 🌍 the Underworld 👤 Hephaistos 👤 Heracles 🌍 Crete (island) 👥 the Gorgons 👥 the Harpies 👤 Helen 👤 Perseus (Argive) 👤 Phineus (Thracian) 👤 Polydectes (Seriphian) 👤 Libya 🌍 the Land of the Lotus-eaters (unlocatable) 👤 Medousa (Gorgon) 👤 Menelaos 👤 Nireus (Symian) 👤 Odysseus 👤 Prothoos (Thessalian II) 👤 Thoas (Aitolian) 👤 Zetes 👥 the Lacedaimon Contingent at Troy (attackers) 🏺 the Winged Sandals 🏺 the Golden Cup of Helios 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) 🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) 🌍 Troy (Troad) 🌍 Sidon (Phoinicia) 🌍 Cyprus (island) 🌍 Egypt 🌍 Ithaca (island) 👤 the Eidolon of Helen 👤 Helios 🌍 Doulichion (island) 🌍 Cephallenia (island) 🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians 🌍 Illyria 🌍 Scythia 🌍 River Nile (Egypt) 🌍 Phoinicia 🌍 Arabia 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 Delphi (Phocis) 🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly) 🌍 River Euenos (Aitolia) 🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) 🌍 River Thermodon (Pontos) 🌍 River Strymon (Thrace) 🌍 Mount Atlas (unlocatable) 🌍 River Echedoros (Thrace) 🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) 🌍 Thermydrai (Rhodes) 🌍 Mount Caucasos (Pontos) 🌍 Colchis (Pontos) 🌍 Thesprotia 🌍 Sardinia (island) 🌍 Phlious (Argolid) 🌍 River Styx (Underworld) 🌍 the Land of the Cyclopes 🌍 the Islands of Aiolos (unlocatable) 🌍 the Island of the Laistrygonians 🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable) 🌍 Lake Triton (Libya) 🌍 the Land of the Hyperboreans 🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) 🌍 Thessaly 🌍 Cape Sounion (Attica) 🌍 the Island of the Sirens (unlocatable) 🌍 the Promontory of Scylla (unlocatable) 🌍 the Promontory of Charybdis (unlocatable) 🌍 Ogygia (island) 🌍 Scheria (unlocatable island) 🌍 River Phasis (Colchis) 🌍 Corcyra (island) 🌍 the Ceraunian Mountains (N. Greece) 👤 Danaos 🏺 the Sickle of Perseus 🏺 the Shield of Athena 🏛️ the Pillars of Heracles 🌍 River Spercheios (C. Greece) 🌍 Spring and River Dirce (Thebes) 🌍 River Ismenos (Thebes) 🌍 the Garden of the Hesperides (unlocatable) 🏺 the Blood of Medousa 🌍 River Maiandros (Caria) 🌍 River Xanthos (Lycia) 🌍 Mount Neriton (Ithaca) 🌍 River Peneios (Thessaly) 🌍 the Atlas Mountains (N. Africa) 👤 Phaethon (s. of Helios) 🌍 the Seirenoussai (islands) 🌍 the Strait of Messina 🌍 River Ganges (India) 🌍 River Istros (Europe) 🌍 River Caicos (Lydia) 🌍 Syrtis Maior (N. Africa) 🌍 Pithecoussai (island) 🌍 the Land of the Cimmerians 🌍 River Periphlegethon (Underworld) 🌍 the Grove of Persephone 🌍 River Cocytos (Underworld) 🌍 River Lethe (Underworld) 👤 Cyrene (eponym) 👤 Maceris 👤 Mopsos (Argonaut) 👤 Sardos 🌍 River Eurotas (Laconia) 🌍 Aphytis (Chalcidice) 🏛️ Spring Peirene (Corinth) 🌍 River Euphrates (Mesopotamia) 🌍 Spring and River Amymone (Argolid) 🌍 River Orontes (Syria) 🌍 Ortygia (island) 🌍 River Erymanthos (Elis/Arcadia) 👤 Libyan Sibyl 🌍 River Caystros (Asia Minor) 🌍 Rheithron (Ithaca) 👤 Son of Castor (Odyssean persona) 🌍 Parion (Troad) 🏺 the Chariot of Helios 🌍 River Hebros (N. Greece) 🌍 River Melas (Arcadia) 🌍 Myrtoussa 🌍 River Tanais (Scythia) 🌍 Iberia (W. Europe) 🌍 River Tiber (Italy) 🏛️ the Tomb of Antaios (Libya) 🌍 Pola (Illyria) 🌍 the Land of the Eremboi 🌍 Lake Avernus (Campania) 🏛️ the Road of Heracles (Campania) 🌍 River Po (Italy) 👥 the Horses of Helios 🌍 the Apennine Mountains 🌍 River Tagus (Iberia) 🌍 River Rhine 🌍 River Rhone 🏛️ the Tomb of Baios (Italy) 🌍 Menelaon (Egypt) 👤 Founder of the Ophiogenians (name unknown) 🌍 Lake Acherousia (Italy) 🌍 Mount Ossa (Italy) 🏺 the Gold Mixing Bowl of Medeia 🌍 Mount Lacmon (Epeiros) 🌍 River Aias (Epeiros) 🌍 River Crathis (Epeiros) 👤 Hyas (s. of Atlas) 👤 Amphimedon (Libyan)
- Mentioned by
- 📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.1 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.1.4 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.11 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 648-767 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 877-908 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1011-1026 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1309-1321 📖 Pausanias 2.13.8 📖 Homer, Odyssey 4.68-4.89 📖 Homer, Odyssey 14.191-14.359 📖 Pausanias 3.18.2-3.18.3 📖 Pausanias 3.17.2-3.17.3 📖 Pausanias 10.17.1-10.17.2 📖 Pausanias 10.12.1-10.12.8 📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 6.1-6.30 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 98 Most 📖 Hesiod fr. 252a, b Most 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 14.1-14.4 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, Astrology 8 📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Apollo 85-96 📖 Pindar, Pythian 9 1-70 📖 Pindar, Isthmian 4 43-72 📖 Pindar fr. 36 Snell-Maehler 📖 Pomponius Mela 3.106 📖 Strabo 7.3.6 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.42 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.201-2.271 📖 Strabo 1.2.24-1.2.29 📖 Strabo 1.2.30-1.2.35 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.604-4.662 📖 Strabo 13.1.14 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 648-661 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.1-5.89 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 18.486c 📖 Ps-Scylax, Periplous 1 📖 Ps-Scylax, Periplous 110.8
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, Epitome Apollodoros, Library Lycophron, Alexandra Homer, Odyssey Pausanias Pindar Hesiod Hesiod, Ehoiai Strabo Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods Lucian, Astrology Callimachus, Hymn to Apollo Pindar, Pythian 9 Pindar, Isthmian 4 Pomponius Mela D-Scholia, Iliad Ovid, Metamorphoses Ps-Scylax, Periplous
- Mentioned in citation of
- 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.1.4 📖 Homer, Odyssey 1.19-1.25 📖 Homer, Odyssey 4.68-4.89 📖 Apollodoros of Athens FGrHist 244 fr. 157a 📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 128 📖 Timaios BNJ 566 fr. 91
- Relevant to local traditions reported from
- 🌍 Tartessos (Spain)
- Reported to have local traditions about
- 👤 Athena 👤 Poseidon 👤 Heracles 🌍 Gadeira (Iberia) 🌍 Lake Triton (Libya) 🏛️ the Pillars of Heracles 👤 Maceris 👤 Tritonis 👤 Tritogeneia (alt. Athena)
- Local traditions reported by
- 📖 Pausanias 1.14.6 📖 Pausanias 10.17.1-10.17.2 📖 Pomponius Mela 1.36 📖 Strabo 3.5.5-3.5.6