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🌍 Ainos (Thrace)

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  • Information
    city in Thrace
    Sometimes conflated with
    🌍 Aineia (Chalcidice) city in Chalcidice
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/501337
    Cult site of
    👤 Hermes Olympian god
    Place of death of
    👤 Sarpedon (Thracian) son of Poseidon
    Place of burial of
    👤 Ainos companion of Aeneas👤 Polydoros (s. of Hecabe) son of Priam and Hecabe
    Founded by
    👤 Aineias son of Aphrodite and Anchises, leader of the Dardanian contingent at Troy
    Eponym
    👤 Ainos companion of Aeneas
    Derives etymology from
    👤 Aineias son of Aphrodite and Anchises, leader of the Dardanian contingent at Troy
    Relics preserved on site
    🏺 the Wooden Statue of Hermes (Thracian) preserved at Ainos🏛️ the Tomb of Polydoros (Thrace) located at Ainos on the Thracian mainland
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Tomb of Polydoros (Thrace)
    Related entities
    👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Poltys Heracles' host in Ainos👤 Sarpedon (Thracian) son of Poseidon👤 Admete (Argive) daughter of Eurystheus👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors👤 Hippolyte (Amazon I) Amazon queen, owner of the war belt sought by Heracles🏺 the War-Belt of Hippolyte obtained by Heracles🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Themiscyra (Pontos) city and territory of the Amazons🌍 Thasos (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Torone (Chalcidice) city in Chalcidice👤 Peiroos leader of the Thracian contingent at Troy👤 Aineias son of Aphrodite and Anchises, leader of the Dardanian contingent at Troy👤 Imbrasos father of Peiroos👤 Hermes Olympian god🏺 the Wooden Statue of Hermes (Thracian) preserved at Ainos👤 Ainos companion of Aeneas🏛️ the Tomb of Polydoros (Thrace) located at Ainos on the Thracian mainland🌍 Aineia (Chalcidice) city in Chalcidice🌍 Ainos (Thrace) city in Thrace👤 Polydoros (s. of Hecabe) son of Priam and Hecabe
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.9📖 Homer, Iliad 4.517-4.526📖 Pomponius Mela 2.28📖 Strabo 7 fr. 22a Radt📖 Callimachus, Iambi 7 = fr. 197-197a Pfeiffer📖 Callimachus fr. 697 Pfeiffer📖 Pliny, Natural History 4.43📖 Conon, Narrations 46
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPomponius MelaStraboCallimachus, IambiCallimachusPliny, Natural HistoryConon, Narrations
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, Iliad
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Iliad 4.517-4.526
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