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🌍 Stymphalos (Arcadia)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11291304" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11291304">📖 Pausanias 8.22.1-8.22.2</span>
  • Information
    city in Arcadia
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570696
    Cult site of
    👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Artemis Olympian goddess
    Place of death of
    👥 the Stymphalian Birds Heracles' opponents
    Founded by
    👤 Stymphalos (s. of Elatos) Arcadian, eponym of Stymphalos, son of Elatos
    Eponym
    👤 Stymphalos (s. of Elatos) Arcadian, eponym of Stymphalos, son of Elatos
    Encompasses
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Artemis at Stymphalos (Arcadia) 🎨 Wooden Relief of the Stymphalian Birds at the Sanctuary of Stymphalian Artemis at Stymphalos (Not Extant)
    Reported to have depictions of
    👥 the Stymphalian Birds Heracles' opponents
    Related entities
    👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👥 the Stymphalian Birds Heracles' opponents🏺 the Bow of Heracles weapon of Heracles, later given to Philoctetes🏺 the Bronze Rattle used by Heracles to drive off the Stymphalian Birds🌍 the Stymphalian Marshes (Arcadia) lake near Stymphalos in Arcadia👥 the Arcadian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Arcadia region in the Peloponnese🌍 Tegea (Arcadia) city in Arcadia🌍 Mount Cyllene (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia🌍 Pheneos (Arcadia) city in Arcadia🌍 Orchomenos (Arcadia) city in Arcadia🌍 Rhipe (Arcadia) unlocatable city in Arcadia🌍 Stratia (Arcadia) unlocatable city in Arcadia🌍 Enispe (Arcadia) unlocatable city in Arcadia🌍 Parrhasia (city) city in Arcadia🌍 Old Mantineia (Arcadia)👤 Stymphalos (s. of Elatos) Arcadian, eponym of Stymphalos, son of Elatos🏛️ Spring Stymphalos (Arcadia) spring and river in Arcadia👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Temenos (Pelasgian) son of Pelasgos👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Metope (w. of Asopos) wife of Asopos👤 Artemis Olympian goddess
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.6📖 Homer, Iliad 2.603-2.614📖 Pausanias 8.4.6📖 Pausanias 8.22.1📖 Pausanias 8.22.1-8.22.2📖 Pausanias 8.22.1-8.22.3📖 Pindar, Olympian 6 84-91
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausaniasPindar, Olympian 6
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Stymphalos (Arcadia) city in Arcadia
    Reported to have local traditions about
    👤 Hera Olympian goddess🌍 Stymphalos (Arcadia) city in Arcadia👤 Temenos (Pelasgian) son of Pelasgos👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Pausanias 8.22.1-8.22.2
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