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🌍 Themiscyra (Pontos)

  • <div data-attribute_names="{&quot;7140&quot;:{&quot;10801386&quot;:&quot;Pausanias&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;10801426&quot;:&quot;Hegias of Troizen&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;10324113&quot;:&quot;Plutarch, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Theseus&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11307478&quot;:&quot;Philochoros of Athens&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;10801403&quot;:&quot;Pherecydes of Athens&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;10801422&quot;:&quot;Herodoros&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;10801425&quot;:&quot;Hellanicos&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;10804031&quot;:&quot;Bion&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11313444&quot;:&quot;Menecrates&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11292578&quot;:&quot;Strabo&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;10801396&quot;:&quot;Pindar&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;},&quot;11354&quot;:{&quot;11306421&quot;:&quot;Geography&quot;,&quot;11306422&quot;:&quot;Mythography &amp; 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Hegias of Troizen&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10801386&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_8316567&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;7140_10801426&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_10093336&quot;,&quot;11356_11309903&quot;,&quot;11356_11309904&quot;,&quot;6580_8254016&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10093337" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10093337">📖 Hegias of Troizen<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> BNJ 606 fr. 1 = fr. 15 PEG</span></span><span title="Plutarch, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Theseus&lt;/span&gt;; Philochoros of Athens&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10324113&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_10324112&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11408_11334703&quot;,&quot;7140_11307478&quot;,&quot;7139_11307476&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;,&quot;6580_8188815&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10801481" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10801481">📖 Philochoros of Athens<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> FGrHist 328 fr. 110</span></span><span title="Plutarch, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Theseus&lt;/span&gt;; Pherecydes of Athens&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Herodoros&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Hellanicos&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10324113&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_10324112&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11408_11334703&quot;,&quot;7140_10801403&quot;,&quot;7139_8360076&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;6580_8188815&quot;,&quot;7140_10801422&quot;,&quot;7139_9374892&quot;,&quot;11356_11309901&quot;,&quot;6580_8253994&quot;,&quot;7140_10801425&quot;,&quot;7139_10153109&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10801494" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10801494">📖 Hellanicos<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> fr. 166 Fowler</span></span><span title="Plutarch, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Theseus&lt;/span&gt;; Pherecydes of Athens&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Herodoros&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Hellanicos&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10324113&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_10324112&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11408_11334703&quot;,&quot;7140_10801403&quot;,&quot;7139_8360076&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;6580_8188815&quot;,&quot;7140_10801422&quot;,&quot;7139_9374892&quot;,&quot;11356_11309901&quot;,&quot;6580_8253994&quot;,&quot;7140_10801425&quot;,&quot;7139_10153109&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10801495" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10801495">📖 Pherecydes of Athens<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> fr. 151 Fowler</span></span><span title="Plutarch, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Theseus&lt;/span&gt;; Pherecydes of Athens&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Herodoros&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Hellanicos&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10324113&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_10324112&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11408_11334703&quot;,&quot;7140_10801403&quot;,&quot;7139_8360076&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;6580_8188815&quot;,&quot;7140_10801422&quot;,&quot;7139_9374892&quot;,&quot;11356_11309901&quot;,&quot;6580_8253994&quot;,&quot;7140_10801425&quot;,&quot;7139_10153109&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10801496" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10801496">📖 Herodoros<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> fr. 25a Fowler</span></span><span title="Plutarch, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Theseus&lt;/span&gt;; Bion&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10324113&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_10324112&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11408_11334703&quot;,&quot;7140_10804031&quot;,&quot;7139_10804030&quot;,&quot;11356_11309897&quot;,&quot;11356_11309898&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10804032" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10804032">📖 Bion<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> BNJ 332 fr. 2</span></span><span title="Plutarch, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Theseus&lt;/span&gt;; Menecrates&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10324113&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_10324112&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11408_11334703&quot;,&quot;7140_11313444&quot;,&quot;7139_11313443&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;,&quot;11356_11309903&quot;,&quot;11356_11309904&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11313445" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11313445">📖 Menecrates<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> FGrHist 701 fr. 1</span></span><span title="Plutarch, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Theseus&lt;/span&gt;; Hellanicos&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10324113&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_10324112&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11408_11334703&quot;,&quot;7140_10801425&quot;,&quot;7139_10153109&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10833967" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10833967">📖 Hellanicos<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> fr. 167 Fowler</span></span><span title="Strabo&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Pindar&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11292578&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_11292577&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;7140_10801396&quot;,&quot;7139_9881208&quot;,&quot;11356_11309898&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;6580_8253960&quot;,&quot;11408_11328614&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11311995" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11311995">📖 Pindar<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> fr. 173 Snell-Maehler</span></span></div>
  • Information
    city and territory of the Amazons
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q122875
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/857350
    Place of death of
    👤 Hippolyte (Amazon I) Amazon queen, owner of the war belt sought by Heracles👤 Aella Amazon👤 Philippis Amazon👤 Prothoe Amazon👤 Eriboia (Amazon)👤 Celaino (Amazon)👤 Eurybia (Amazon)👤 Phoibe (Amazon)👤 Deianeira (Amazon)👤 Asteria (Amazon)👤 Marpe Amazon👤 Tecmessa (Amazon)👤 Alcippe (Amazon)👥 the Amazons tribe of warrior women👤 Amazon killed by Penthesileia (name unknown)
    Founded by
    👤 First Queen of the Amazons described in Diodoros' account as the founder of Themiscyra
    Ruled by
    👤 Hippolyte (Amazon I) Amazon queen, owner of the war belt sought by Heracles
    Conquered by
    👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Encompasses
    🌍 the Camp of the Amazons (Themiscyra)  🏛️ the Palace of the Amazons (Themiscyra)
    Related entities
    👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Hippolyte (Amazon I) Amazon queen, owner of the war belt sought by Heracles🏺 the War-Belt of Hippolyte obtained by Heracles👤 Hera Olympian goddess👥 the Amazons tribe of warrior women👤 Admete (Argive) daughter of Eurystheus👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Ainos (Thrace) city in Thrace🌍 Thasos (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Torone (Chalcidice) city in Chalcidice👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 Antiope (Amazon) Amazonian wife of Theseus🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica👤 Euneos (Athenian) campaigned with Theseus against Amazons👤 Thoas (Athenian) campaigned with Theseus against Amazons👤 Soloeis (Athenian) campaigned with Theseus against Amazons🌍 Nicaia (Bithynia) city in Bithynia🌍 Cimmerian Bosporos strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov🌍 River Thermodon (Pontos) river south of the Black Sea🌍 Salmydessos (Thrace) city in Thrace👤 First Queen of the Amazons described in Diodoros' account as the founder of Themiscyra👤 Penthesileia daughter of Ares and Otrera, Amazon👤 Amazon killed by Penthesileia (name unknown)🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 the Black Sea sea north-east of the Aegean👤 Aella Amazon👤 Philippis Amazon👤 Prothoe Amazon👤 Eriboia (Amazon)👤 Celaino (Amazon)👤 Eurybia (Amazon)👤 Phoibe (Amazon)👤 Deianeira (Amazon)👤 Asteria (Amazon)👤 Marpe Amazon👤 Tecmessa (Amazon)👤 Alcippe (Amazon)👤 Melanippe (Amazon) Amazon daughter of Ares, fights Priam and Heracles🌍 River Mermadalis (Albania) unlocated river in Caucasia🌍 Mysia (Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor🌍 Paros (island) island in the Aegean, one of the Cyclades🌍 Heracleia (Pontos) city on coast of the Black Sea
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.9📖 Pausanias 1.2.1📖 Pausanias 1.15.2📖 Plutarch, Theseus 26.1📖 Plutarch, Theseus 26.1-26.2📖 Plutarch, Theseus 26.3-26.5📖 Plutarch, Theseus 27.1-27.6📖 Pausanias 1.41.7📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 700-740📖 Diodoros, Library 2.45.1-2.46.6📖 Diodoros, Library 4.16.1-4.16.4📖 Pomponius Mela 1.105📖 Strabo 12.3.9📖 Strabo 12.3.14📖 Strabo 11.5.1-11.5.4📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1322-1340
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusAeschylus, Prometheus BoundDiodoros, LibraryPomponius MelaStraboLycophron, Alexandra
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hegias of TroizenPhilochoros of AthensHellanicosPherecydes of AthensHerodorosBionMenecratesPindar
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Hegias of Troizen BNJ 606 fr. 1 = fr. 15 PEG📖 Philochoros of Athens FGrHist 328 fr. 110📖 Hellanicos fr. 166 Fowler📖 Pherecydes of Athens fr. 151 Fowler📖 Herodoros fr. 25a Fowler📖 Bion BNJ 332 fr. 2📖 Menecrates FGrHist 701 fr. 1📖 Hellanicos fr. 167 Fowler📖 Pindar fr. 173 Snell-Maehler
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