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🌍 Thespiai (Boiotia)

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  • Information
    city in Boiotia
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/541141
    Cult site of
    👤 Eros personification of love👤 Heracles (Dactyl) one of the Dactyloi👤 Linos (musician) son of Apollo or Amphimaros and Ourania, famous musician👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👥 the Muses personifications of poetry and music
    Place of conception of
    👥 the Sons of the Daughters of Thespios children of Heracles
    Place of birth of
    👤 Narcissos of Thespiai, fell in love with his own reflection
    Place of death of
    👤 Ameinias would-be lover of Narcissos👤 the Serpent of Thespiai killed by Menestratos👤 Menestratos of Thespiai, sacrificed himself to dragon
    Eponym
    👤 Thespia eponym of Thespiai, daughter of Asopos👤 Thespios king of Thespiai, from Athens
    Ruled by
    👤 Thespios king of Thespiai, from Athens
    Encompasses
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Heracles at Thespiai (Boiotia)  🌍 the Sanctuary of the Muses at Thespiai (Boiotia) 🎨 Statues of Orpheus and Telete in the Sanctuary of the Muses, Thespiai (LIMC Orpheus 4) 🎨 Statue of Thamyris by the sculptor who made the statue of Sacadas of Argos from the Sanctuary of the Muses at Thespiai (Not Extant; LIMC Thamyris, Thamyras 13) 🎨 Statue of Priapus from the Sanctuary of the Muses at Thespiai (Not Extant; LIMC Priapos 1) 🎨 Statue of Telephos from the Sanctuary of the Muses at Thespiai (Not Extant; LIMC Telephos 5) 🎨 Statue of Apollo and Hermes fighting over the Lyre from the Sanctuary of the Muses at Thespai (Not Extant; LIMC Apollo 1043)
    Reported to have depictions of
    👤 Orpheus husband of Eurydice👤 Telete daughter of Dionysos👤 Thamyris son of Philammon, blind musician👤 Priapos minor rustic fertility god👤 Telephos ruler of Mysia, shows the Greeks the way to Troy👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Hermes Olympian god🏺 the Lyre of Apollo made by Hermes
    Related entities
    👤 Thespios king of Thespiai, from Athens👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👥 the Daughters of Thespios mothers of sons by Heracles👥 the Sons of the Daughters of Thespios children of Heracles👥 the Boiotian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Onchestos (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Ocaleai (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Plataia (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Schoinos (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Scolos (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Eteonos (Boiotia) unlocatable city in Boiotia🌍 Graia (unlocatable, Boiotia) Homeric placename in Boiotia, variously located🌍 Mycalessos (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Harma (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Eilesion (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Erythrai (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Eleon (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Hyle (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Peteon (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Medeon (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Copai (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Eutresis (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Thisbe (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Coroneia (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Haliartos (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Glisas (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Arne (Boiotia) unlocatable city in Boiotia🌍 Mideia (Boiotia) unlocatable city in Boiotia🌍 Nisa (Boiotia) unlocatable city in Boiotia🌍 Anthedon (Boiotia) harbor in Boiotia🌍 Hypothebai (Boiotia) unlocatable city in Boiotia, likely identifiable with Thebes🏛️ the Grove of Poseidon (Onchestos) part of the sanctuary at Onchestos🌍 Hyria (unlocatable, Boiotia) unlocatable toponym in Boiotia👤 Thespia eponym of Thespiai, daughter of Asopos🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica👤 Cleostratos of Thespiai, to be sacrificed to a dragon👤 Menestratos of Thespiai, sacrificed himself to dragon👤 the Serpent of Thespiai killed by Menestratos👤 Daughter of Thespios (name unknown II) refuses to have sex with Heracles👤 Iolaos son of Iphicles, companion of Heracles🌍 Sardinia (island) island near Italy🌍 Attica region of the Greek mainland🌍 Olbia (Sardinia) city in Sardinia👤 Eros personification of love👤 Amaltheia nurse of Zeus, either nymph or goat, and owner of horn of plenty🏺 the Horn of Amaltheia👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Chariclo (m. of Teiresias) nymph🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 River Couarios (Boiotia) river at Coroneia👤 Narcissos of Thespiai, fell in love with his own reflection👥 the Muses personifications of poetry and music🌍 Mount Helicon (Boiotia) mountain in Boiotia🏛️ Spring Aganippe (Mt Helicon)👤 Ameinias would-be lover of Narcissos👤 Heracles (Dactyl) one of the Dactyloi🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece🌍 Leibethra (Macedonia) city in Macedonia🌍 Pimpleia (Macedonia) city in Macedonia👤 Linos (musician) son of Apollo or Amphimaros and Ourania, famous musician👤 Pieros (Macedonian) eponym of Pieria, involved with Muses🌍 Mount Pieria (N. Greece)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.10📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.12📖 Homer, Iliad 2.494-2.510📖 Pausanias 9.26.6📖 Pausanias 9.26.7-9.26.8📖 Pausanias 9.27.6-9.27.8📖 Pausanias 7.2.1-7.2.4📖 Pausanias 10.17.5📖 Pausanias 9.27.1-9.27.5📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 45📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Athena 57-136📖 Lucian, A True Story 2.17📖 Corinna fr. 674 PMG📖 Diodoros, Library 4.29.1-4.29.6📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.250-5.331📖 Conon, Narrations 24
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausaniasPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesCallimachus, Hymn to AthenaLucian, A True StoryCorinnaDiodoros, LibraryOvid, MetamorphosesConon, Narrations
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