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🌍 Lerna (Argolid)

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  • Information
    city in the Argolid
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1590858
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570424
    Place of death of
    👤 the Hydra killed by Heracles👤 the Lernaian Crab accompanies the Hydra👥 the Sons of Aigyptos killed by the Danaids
    Place of burial of
    👤 the Hydra killed by Heracles👥 the Sons of Aigyptos killed by the Danaids
    Eponym
    👤 Lernos (rationalized) eponym and ruler of Lernos in Palaiphatos' rationalized account
    Ruled by
    👤 Lernos (rationalized) eponym and ruler of Lernos in Palaiphatos' rationalized account
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the Tomb of the Bodies of the Aigyptoi (Lerna) at Lerna
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Tomb of the Bodies of the Aigyptoi (Lerna)
    Related entities
    👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Iolaos son of Iphicles, companion of Heracles🏺 the Sword of Heracles weapon of Heracles🏺 the Bow of Heracles weapon of Heracles, later given to Philoctetes🏺 the Club of Heracles weapon of Heracles👤 the Hydra killed by Heracles👤 the Lernaian Crab accompanies the Hydra🌍 Spring and River Amymone (Argolid) waterway in the Argolid🏺 the Poisoned Arrows of Heracles created from the Hydra's blood🏛️ the Tomb of the Bodies of the Aigyptoi (Lerna) at Lerna👥 the Sons of Aigyptos killed by the Danaids👥 the Danaids daughters of Danaos👤 Danaos father of the Danaids👤 Philammon father of Thamyris👤 Amymone Danaid, mother of Nauplios🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Lernos (rationalized) eponym and ruler of Lernos in Palaiphatos' rationalized account👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Tlepolemos (Rhodian) son of Heracles, leader of the Rhodian contingent at Troy🌍 Rhodes (island) island in the Aegean, near coast of Asia Minor🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi👤 Io transformed into a cow👤 Argos (Panoptes) Panoptes ('the all-seeing'), guards Io🌍 Cenchriai (Corinth) harbor of Corinth👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 Lyrceia (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 Memphis (Egypt) city in Egypt🌍 Phoinicia region in the Levant🌍 Carne (Phoinicia) city in Phoinicia🌍 Lerna (Argolid) city in the Argolid🏛️ the Tomb of the Heads of the Aigyptoi (Argos) at Argos
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.2📖 Pausanias 2.24.2📖 Pausanias 2.37.2-2.37.3📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 38📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 8.1-8.3 MacLeod📖 Pindar, Olympian 7 27-53📖 Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 2📖 Diodoros, Library 4.11.5-4.11.6📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 630-685📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.568-1.621📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1283-1308📖 Ovid, Heroides 9
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsPindar, Olympian 7Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the HeartDiodoros, LibraryAeschylus, Prometheus BoundOvid, MetamorphosesLycophron, AlexandraOvid, Heroides
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