- Information
- region in North Africa
- Identified with
- 🌍 the Land of the Lotus-eaters (unlocatable)
- Cult site of
- 👤 Ammon (god) 👤 Zeus (Olympian)
- Place of birth of
- 👤 Campe
- Place of death of
- 👤 Antaios 👤 Eurypylos (Thessalian) 👤 Gouneus (Thessalian) 👥 the Gorgons 👤 Medousa (Gorgon) 👤 Prothoos (Thessalian II) 👥 the Amazons 👤 Mopsos (Argonaut) 👤 the Aegis 👤 Hyas (s. of Atlas)
- Settled by
- 👤 Danaos
- Settled from
- 🌍 Egypt
- Eponym
- 👤 Libya
- Ruled by
- 👤 Ammon (god) 👤 Antaios 👤 Cronos 👤 Zeus (Olympian) 👤 Dionysos (Libyan)
- Conquered by
- 👥 the Amazons 👤 Semiramis
- Relics preserved on site
- 🏛️ the Tomb of Antaios (Libya) 🏛️ the Tombs of the Amazons (Libya) 🏛️ the Tomb of Campe (Libya) 🏺 the Gold Mixing Bowl of Medeia
- Related Entities
- 👤 Ammon (god) 👤 Antaios 👤 Aphrodite 👤 Apollo 🏺 the Argo 👥 the Argonauts 👤 Athena 👤 Belos (Egyptian) 👤 Calais 👤 Campe 👤 Cheiron (centaur) 👤 Cronos 👤 Dionysos (Olympian) 👤 Eurypylos (Thessalian) 👤 Ge 👤 Rhea 👤 Zeus (Olympian) 👤 Gouneus (Thessalian) 🌍 the Underworld 👤 Hephaistos 👤 Heracles 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 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) 👥 the Titans 👤 Zetes 👥 the Amazons 👥 the Lacedaimon Contingent at Troy (attackers) 🏺 the Winged Sandals 🏺 the Golden Cup of Helios 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) 🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) 🌍 Aitolia 🌍 Troy (Troad) 🌍 Sidon (Phoinicia) 🌍 Cyprus (island) 🌍 Egypt 🌍 Ithaca (island) 👤 the Eidolon of Helen 👤 Helios 🌍 Tauris (Pontos) 🌍 Boiotia 🌍 Phrygia 🌍 Doulichion (island) 🌍 Cephallenia (island) 🌍 Magnesia (Thessaly) 🌍 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) 🌍 Sicily (island) 🌍 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 🌍 Media 🏺 the Sickle of Perseus 🏺 the Shield of Athena 🏛️ the Pillars of Heracles 🌍 Italy 🌍 River Spercheios (C. Greece) 🌍 India 🌍 Spring and River Dirce (Thebes) 🌍 River Ismenos (Thebes) 🌍 the Garden of the Hesperides (unlocatable) 🏺 the Aegis 🏺 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) 👤 Heracles (Egyptian) 🌍 Achaia (Peloponnese) 🌍 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) 🏺 the Chariot of Helios 🌍 River Hebros (N. Greece) 🌍 Mount Libanos (Syria) 🌍 River Melas (Arcadia) 🌍 Myrtoussa 🌍 River Indos (India) 🌍 River Tanais (Scythia) 🌍 Iberia (W. Europe) 🌍 Babylon (Mesopotamia) 🌍 Troy (Egypt) 🌍 Mount Bagistanos (Persia) 🌍 Persia 🌍 Hespera (Libya) 👤 Thymoites (Trojan II) 👤 the Aegis 🌍 the Ceraunian Mountains (Libya) 🌍 Zabirna (Libya) 🌍 River Tiber (Italy) 🏛️ the Tomb of Antaios (Libya) 🏛️ the Oracle of Zeus-Ammon (N. Africa) 🌍 Pola (Illyria) 🌍 the Land of the Eremboi 🏛️ the Tombs of the Amazons (Libya) 🌍 Nysa (Libya) 🏛️ the Tomb of Campe (Libya) 🌍 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) 🌍 the Lookout of Perseus (Egypt) 🌍 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) 👤 Semiramis 🌍 Bactra (Bactria) 🌍 Mene (Libya) 🌍 Chauon (Media) 🌍 the Zagros Mountains (Media) 🌍 Ecbatana (Media) 👤 Dionysos (Libyan) 🌍 Ainia (Thessaly) 🌍 Barce (N. Africa)
- 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 📖 Diodoros, Library 1.24.1-1.24.8 📖 Diodoros, Library 1.97.1-1.97.9 📖 Diodoros, Library 2.13.1-2.14.4 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.52.1-3.52.4 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.53.4-3.53.6 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.55.1-3.55.3 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.61.1-3.61.6 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.67.1-3.67.5 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.68.1-3.68.6 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.70.1-3.70.8 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.71.1-3.71.6 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.72.1-3.72.6 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.73.1-3.73.8 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.74.1-3.74.6 📖 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 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 648-661 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.1-5.89 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 18.486c 📖 Ps-Scylax, Periplous 1 📖 Ps-Scylax, Periplous 110.8 📖 Euripides, Helen 765-841 📖 Diodoros, Library 2.13.1-2.19.10 📖 Sophocles, Electra 698-761 📖 Euripides, Bacchae 971-1023
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, Epitome Apollodoros, Library Lycophron, Alexandra Homer, Odyssey Pausanias Pindar Hesiod Hesiod, Ehoiai Sophocles, Electra Strabo Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods Lucian, Astrology Callimachus, Hymn to Apollo Pindar, Pythian 9 Pindar, Isthmian 4 Diodoros, Library Pomponius Mela D-Scholia, Iliad Ovid, Metamorphoses Euripides, Bacchae Ps-Scylax, Periplous Euripides, Helen
- Mentioned in citation of
- 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.1.4 📖 Homer, Odyssey 1.19-1.25 📖 Homer, Odyssey 4.68-4.89 📖 Homer, Iliad 1.423-1.427 📖 Apollodoros of Athens FGrHist 244 fr. 157a 📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 128 📖 Timaios BNJ 566 fr. 91 📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 2 Rusten 📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 3 Rusten 📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 5 Rusten 📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 8 Rusten 📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 9 Rusten 📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 10 Rusten 📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 11 Rusten 📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 12 Rusten 📖 Ctesias of Cnidos, Persica fr. 1
- Relevant to local traditions reported from
- 🌍 Egypt 🌍 Libya (North Africa) 🌍 Tartessos (Spain) 🌍 the Land of the Atlantians
- Reported to have local traditions about
- 👤 Amaltheia 👤 Ammon (god) 👤 Aristaios 👤 Athena 👤 Campe 👥 the Couretes (guardians) 👤 Cronos 👤 Dionysos (Olympian) 👤 Ge 👤 Ouranos 👤 Poseidon 👤 Rhea 👤 Zeus (Olympian) 👥 the Giants 👤 Heracles 🌍 Crete (island) 👤 Seilenos 👥 the Titans 👥 the Amazons 🏺 the Horn of Amaltheia 🌍 Egypt 🌍 Tauris (Pontos) 🌍 Phrygia 🌍 Libya (North Africa) 🌍 Phoinicia 🌍 Gadeira (Iberia) 🌍 Lake Triton (Libya) 🌍 Mount Nysa (unlocatable) 🏛️ the Pillars of Heracles 🌍 India 🏺 the Aegis 👥 the Olympian Gods 👤 Maceris 👤 Tritonis 🌍 Mount Libanos (Syria) 👤 Nysa (d. of Aristaios) 👤 the Aegis 🌍 the Ceraunian Mountains (Libya) 👤 Crete (w. of Zeus) 🌍 Zabirna (Libya) 👤 Olympos (Egyptian) 🏛️ the Oracle of Zeus-Ammon (N. Africa) 👤 Tritogeneia (alt. Athena) 🌍 Nysa (Libya) 🌍 the Horn of Amaltheia (Libya) 🏛️ the Cave of Dionysos (Libya) 👤 Father of Crete (name unknown) 🏛️ the Tomb of Campe (Libya) 👤 Dionysos (Libyan)
- Local traditions reported by
- 📖 Pausanias 1.14.6 📖 Pausanias 10.17.1-10.17.2 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.66.1-3.66.6 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.67.1-3.67.5 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.68.1-3.68.6 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.70.1-3.70.8 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.71.1-3.71.6 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.72.1-3.72.6 📖 Diodoros, Library 3.73.1-3.73.8 📖 Pomponius Mela 1.36 📖 Strabo 3.5.5-3.5.6