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🌍 Attica

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Alternative name
🌍 Cecropia (alt. Attica) 🌍 Actaia (alt. Attica) 🌍 Mopsopia (alt. Attica)
Information
region of the Greek mainland
Pleiades
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/579888
Cult site of
👤 Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Conisalos minor fertility deity👤 Tychon minor fertility god👤 Orthanes fertility god associated with Attica👤 Apollo Olympian god
Place of birth of
👤 Phlyos Athenian, autochthon, father of Celainos👤 Erichthonios (Athenian) son of Hephaistos, early Athenian king👤 Cecrops (Athenian I) early king of Athens👤 Actaios (Attic) early king of Attica, father of Agraulis👤 Periphas (Athenian)
Place of death of
👤 Erigone (Attic) daughter of Icarios👤 Ion (Achaian) son of Xouthos, eponym of the Ionians👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors👤 Codros Athenian king, son of Melanthos👤 Icarios (Attic I) hosts Dionysos in Attica👤 Androgeos son of Minos👤 Eleusis eponym and king of Eleusis
Place of burial of
👤 Icarios (Attic I) hosts Dionysos in Attica
Settled by
👥 the Ionians ethnic collective
Settled from
🌍 the Peloponnese region of southern Greece
Named by
👤 Cranaos early king of Athens
Eponym
👤 Atthis daughter of Cranaos
Ruled by
👤 Cecrops (Athenian I) early king of Athens👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 Amphictyon (s. of Deucalion) son of Deucalion or autochthon👤 Actaios (Attic) early king of Attica, father of Agraulis👤 Menestheus (Athenian) son of Peteos, leader of the Athenian contingent at Troy👤 Porphyrion (Athenian) early king of Attica👤 Colainos Attic king, ruled before Cecrops👤 Melanthos (Athenian) son of Andropompos👤 Codros Athenian king, son of Melanthos👤 Erechtheus son of Pandion, king of Athens👤 Eumolpos (Thracian) son of Poseidon and Chione, fights Erecththeus👤 Ion (Achaian) son of Xouthos, eponym of the Ionians👤 Eleusis eponym and king of Eleusis👤 Periphas (Athenian)👤 Demophon (Athenian) son of Theseus and Phaidra👤 Aigeus (Athenian) king of Athens👤 Pandion (Athenian II) king of Athens, son of Cecrops👤 Cranaos early king of Athens👤 Medon (Athenian) son of Codros👤 Cecrops (Athenian II) son of Erechtheus👤 Acamas (Athenian) son of Theseus👤 Pallas (Athenian) son of Pandion👤 Triptolemos Eleusinian, spreader of agriculture👤 Cephalos (Eleusinian) king of Eleusis👤 Thymoites (Athenian) son of Oxyntes son of Demophon
Conquered by
👤 Aigeus (Athenian) king of Athens👤 Minos (Cretan I) king of Crete, father of Ariadne and Pasiphae👤 Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut
Relics preserved on site
🏛️ the Tomb of Eumolpos (Eleusis) near Eleusis, north of the Rheitoi river channels🏺 the Ship of Theseus used by Theseus and the tribute for the expedition to Crete
Related Entities
👤 Cecrops (Athenian I) early king of Athens🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Icarios (Attic I) hosts Dionysos in Attica👤 Poseidon Olympian god🌍 the Thriasian Plain (Attica)👤 Erigone (Attic) daughter of Icarios👤 Maira (dog) dog belonging to Icarios and Erigone👤 Labdacos father of Laios👤 Pandion (Athenian I) king of Athens, son of Erichthonios👤 Tereus son of Ares, husband of Procne🌍 Boiotia region on the Greek mainland👤 Atthis daughter of Cranaos👤 Cecrops (Athenian II) son of Erechtheus👤 Pandion (Athenian II) king of Athens, son of Cecrops👤 Aigeus (Athenian) king of Athens👤 Pallas (Athenian) son of Pandion👤 Lycos (Athenian) son of Pandion👤 Nisos (Megarian) son of Pandion👤 Phlyos Athenian, autochthon, father of Celainos🌍 Andania (Messenia) cult site in Messenia👥 the Great Goddesses🌍 the Grove of Lycos (Messenia) probably near Andania, associated with the worship of the Great Goddesses👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Amphictyon (s. of Deucalion) son of Deucalion or autochthon👤 Actaios (Attic) early king of Attica, father of Agraulis👤 Cranaos early king of Athens👤 Menestheus (Athenian) son of Peteos, leader of the Athenian contingent at Troy👤 Colainos Attic king, ruled before Cecrops🌍 Colonides (Messenia) city in Messenia👤 Porphyrion (Athenian) early king of Attica👤 Seilenos attendant of Dionysos👤 Epopeus (Sicyonian) Sicyonian king, abducts Antiope🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Marathon (Attica) deme in Attica👤 Marathon eponym of Marathon, son of Epopeus🌍 Sicyon (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Lamedon Sicyonian king, son of Coronos👤 Sicyon eponym of Sicyon👤 Ianiscos ruler of Sicyon, descendant of Athenian Clytios🌍 Myrrhinous (Attica) deme in Attica🌍 Rheitoi (Attica) river channels near Eleusis🏛️ the Tomb of Eumolpos (Eleusis) near Eleusis, north of the Rheitoi river channels🌍 Troizen (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Anaphlystos (eponym) son of Troizen👤 Sphettos (eponym) son of Troizen🌍 Caphyai (Arcadia) city in Arcadia👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors🌍 the Megarid region in mainland Greece👥 the Children of Heracles attempt to take Peloponnesos in the first generation, with Hyllos, pursued by Eurystheus👤 Hyllos (s. of Deianeira) son of Heracles and Deianeira👤 Ion (Achaian) son of Xouthos, eponym of the Ionians👤 Tisamenos (Spartan) son of Orestes, Spartan king👥 the Ionians ethnic collective👥 the Achaians ethnic collective🌍 Achaia (Peloponnese) region in the northern Peloponnese👤 Melanthos (Athenian) son of Andropompos👤 Codros Athenian king, son of Melanthos👤 Medon (Athenian) son of Codros🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi👤 Iolaos son of Iphicles, companion of Heracles🌍 Thespiai (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Olbia (Sardinia) city in Sardinia👥 the Dorians of the Peloponnese post-Heraclid Return👤 Erechtheus son of Pandion, king of Athens👤 Xouthos (s. of Hellen)👤 Androgeos son of Minos👤 Minos (Cretan I) king of Crete, father of Ariadne and Pasiphae🏺 the Ship of Theseus used by Theseus and the tribute for the expedition to Crete🌍 Megara (Argolid) city on the Attica-Argolid border👤 Acamas (Athenian) son of Theseus👤 Demophon (Athenian) son of Theseus and Phaidra👤 Peteos father of Menestheus🌍 Steiris (Phocis) town in Phocis🌍 Actaia (alt. Attica) alternative name for Attica👤 Eumolpos (Thracian) son of Poseidon and Chione, fights Erecththeus👤 Teiresias Theban prophet👤 Erichthonios (Athenian) son of Hephaistos, early Athenian king🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece👤 Demeter Olympian goddess👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Hephaistos Olympian god👤 Persephone daughter of Demeter⏳ the Search of Demeter for Persephone👤 Celeos (Eleusinian) king of Eleusis👤 Triptolemos Eleusinian, spreader of agriculture👤 Boreas personification of the north wind👤 Oreithyia (Athenian) daughter of Erechtheus, abducted by Boreas👤 Osiris Egyptian god🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional🌍 Arabia region in south-eastern Aegean🌍 the Hellespont strait connecting the Black Sea to the Aegean🌍 India subcontinent east of the Arabian Sea🌍 Macedonia (N. Greece) region in Northern Greece👤 Helen Helen of Troy👤 Eumolpos (Eleusinian) establishes rites at Eleusis👤 Xanthos (Theban) son of Ptolemaios son of Damasichthon👥 the Pelasgians ethnic collective🌍 Caria (Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor👥 the Aonians early Boiotian people, eponym of Aonian Plain🌍 the Peloponnese region of southern Greece👤 Icarios (Attic II) hosts Demeter in Attica👤 Eleusis eponym and king of Eleusis🏺 the Chariot of Triptolemos given to him by Demeter👤 Cephalos (Eleusinian) king of Eleusis👤 Tychon minor fertility god👤 Orthanes fertility god associated with Attica👤 Conisalos minor fertility deity👤 Medeia wife of Jason, kills her own children🌍 Ephyra (Elis) unlocatable, variously identified👤 Mopsos (Attic) eponym of Mopsopia👥 the Amazons tribe of warrior women👤 Antiope (Amazon) Amazonian wife of Theseus🌍 Scythia region north of the Black Sea🌍 River Thermodon (Pontos) river south of the Black Sea🌍 River Istros (Europe) river in Europe🌍 Acte (Chalcidice) promontory in the Aegean sea, with Mount Athos on the tip🏛️ the Olive Tree (Athens) on the Acropolis of Athens🏛️ the Spring of Poseidon (Athens) on the Acropolis of Athens, sometimes described as the "Mark of the Trident"🌍 Phocaia (Ionia) city in Ionia🌍 Colophon (Ionia) city in Ionia🌍 Clazomenai (Ionia) city in Ionia🌍 Ephesos (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Miletos (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor👤 Neileus (Ionian) leader in the Ionian migration, son of Codros sometimes associated with Pylos rather than Athens🌍 Priene (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Myous (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Lebedos (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Teos (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Erythrai (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Chios (city) city on the island of the same name🌍 Samos (city) city on island of same name👤 Periphas (Athenian)👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Phene (Athenian) wife of Periphas🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese) region in the Peloponnese🌍 Tetrapolis (Attica) area in northeastern Attica that included the cities of Marathon, Probalinthos, Tricorythos, and Oenoe.👤 Misme receives Demeter in Eleusis👤 Ascalabos (s. of Misme) turned into a gecko by Demeter👤 Aletes (Corinthian) son of Hippotes👤 Thymoites (Athenian) son of Oxyntes son of Demophon🌍 Oinoe (Attica/Boiotia) city on border between Attica and Boiotia, near Eleutherai👤 Phyllis (Thracian) daughter of Thracian king🌍 Cecropia (alt. Attica) alternative name for Attica
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.14.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.14.7📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.14.8📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.14.5📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.5📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.6📖 Pausanias 4.1.5-4.1.9📖 Euripides, Trojan Women 197-213📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 494-534📖 Pausanias 1.2.5📖 Pausanias 1.2.6📖 Pausanias 1.3.3📖 Pausanias 4.34.8📖 Pausanias 1.14.7📖 Pausanias 1.17.5-1.17.6📖 Pausanias 1.21.1📖 Pausanias 1.21.2📖 Pausanias 1.23.5📖 Pausanias 2.1.1📖 Pausanias 2.6.5-2.6.7📖 Pausanias 1.31.4-1.31.5📖 Pausanias 1.38.2📖 Pausanias 2.30.8-2.30.9📖 Pausanias 8.23.3📖 Pausanias 1.44.10📖 Pausanias 7.1.5📖 Pausanias 7.1.7-7.1.9📖 Pausanias 7.1.9📖 Pausanias 7.2.1-7.2.4📖 Pausanias 10.17.5📖 Pausanias 7.25.2📖 Pausanias 7.25.1-7.25.2📖 Pausanias 7.1.2📖 Plutarch, Theseus 15.1📖 Plutarch, Theseus 23.1📖 Plutarch, Theseus 25.3📖 Plutarch, Theseus 35.5📖 Plutarch, Theseus 24.1-25.3📖 Pausanias 10.35.8📖 Pausanias 1.39.4📖 Pausanias 3.18.4-3.18.5📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 834-855📖 Lucian, The Lover of Lies 3📖 Lucian, Anacharsis 34📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 63 Harder📖 Lucian, The Dance 39📖 Lucian, The Dance 40📖 Lucian, The Mistaken Critic 11📖 Diodoros, Library 1.20.1-1.20.6📖 Diodoros, Library 1.18.1-1.20.6📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.144📖 Strabo 7.7.1📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 90-114📖 Strabo 8.7.1📖 Strabo 8.1.2📖 Strabo 9.1.6📖 Strabo 9.1.7📖 Strabo 9.1.18📖 Strabo 9.1.20📖 Strabo 3.5.5-3.5.6📖 Strabo 14.1.3📖 Servius, Scholia on Georgics 1.19📖 Strabo 13.1.12📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 11.741📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 712-737📖 Strabo 11.5.1-11.5.4📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1322-1340📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 17.53📖 Vergil, Georgics 2.371-2.396📖 Vergil, Georgics 4.453-4.527📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 22.29⚒️ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 6📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 33📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 24📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.191📖 Conon, Narrations 26📖 Conon, Narrations 39📖 Ovid, Heroides 2📖 Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1425.60-1425.63
Mentioned in Text
Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasEuripides, Trojan WomenLycophron, AlexandraPlutarch, TheseusEuripides, Phoenician WomenLucian, The Lover of LiesLucian, AnacharsisCallimachus, AetiaLucian, The DanceLucian, The Mistaken CriticDiodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadStraboServius, Scholia on GeorgicsVergil, GeorgicsAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural HistoryConon, NarrationsOvid, HeroidesEustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey
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🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica
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