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🌍 Seriphos (island)

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  • Information
    island in the Cyclades
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/590044
    Cult site of
    👤 Perseus (Argive) Greek hero, slayer of Medousa
    Place of death of
    👤 Polydectes (Seriphian) son of Magnes, king of Seriphos
    Settled by
    👤 Dictys (Seriphean) foster-father of Perseus👤 Polydectes (Seriphian) son of Magnes, king of Seriphos
    Ruled by
    👤 Polydectes (Seriphian) son of Magnes, king of Seriphos👤 Dictys (Seriphean) foster-father of Perseus
    Related Entities
    👤 Dictys (Seriphean) foster-father of Perseus👤 Polydectes (Seriphian) son of Magnes, king of Seriphos👤 Acrisios son of Abas, father of Danae👤 Danae mother of Perseus👤 Perseus (Argive) Greek hero, slayer of Medousa🏺 the Chest of Danae in which Danae survives🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese👤 Medousa (Gorgon) gorgon🏺 the Bag of Perseus the kibisis, in which Perseus keeps the head of Medousa🏺 the Head of Medousa cut off by Perseus🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) river encircling the world🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional👤 Thetis Nereid, mother of Achilles👤 Doris (Nereid) Nereid👥 the Gorgons👤 Athena Olympian goddess🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Mount Helicon (Boiotia) mountain in Boiotia🌍 Cythnos (island)🌍 Gyaros (island)👤 Aiacos son of Zeus and Aigina🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean👤 Minos king of Crete🌍 Paros (island) island in the Aegean, one of the Cyclades🌍 Myconos (island) island in the Aegean, one of the Cyclades🌍 Delos (island) sanctuary of Apollo on island in the Aegean🌍 Andros (island) island in the Aegean, one of the Cyclades🌍 Anaphe (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Aigina (island) island off Attica🌍 Tenos (island) island in the Cyclades🌍 Mount Cynthos (Delos) mountain on Delos🌍 Peparethos (island) island off the coast of Thessaly🌍 Siphnos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Astypalaia (Aegean) island in Aegean🌍 Cimolos (Aegean) island in the Aegean🌍 Oliaros (Aegean) island in the Aegean🌍 Didyme (Aegean) island in the Aegean
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsPindar, Pythian 12Pindar, Pythian 10StraboD-Scholia, IliadOvid, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural History
    Depictions
    🏛️ the Propylaia (Athens)
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