👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🏛️ the Pillars of Heracles at the western end of the Mediterranean (variously located)👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors👤 Geryon son of Chrysaor🏺 the Golden Cup of Helios used by Heracles on his travels👥 the Cattle of Geryon stolen by Heracles🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece🌍 the Ionian Sea sea between Greece and southern Italy🌍 Erytheia (unlocatable) unlocatable location, kingdom of Geryon, sometimes identified on the Atlantic coast of Spain🌍 Abderia (Spain) city in Spain🌍 Ligystine (Spain) city in Spain🌍 River Anthemous (Chalcidice) river in Chalcidice🌍 Rhegion (Italy) city in southern Italy🌍 Sicily (island) island near Italy🌍 the Hellespont strait connecting the Black Sea to the Aegean🌍 River Strymon (Thrace) river in Thrace🌍 the Tyrrhenian Sea sea west of Italian mainland🌍 Eryx (Sicily) city in Sicily👤 Cronos Titan, father of Zeus👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👥 the Giants🌍 Erebos (Underworld) location in the Underworld, 'darkness'🌍 Tartaros place of punishment
📖 Euphorion of Chalcis fr. 57 Lightfoot📖 Homer, Odyssey 8.485-8.520
Reported to have local traditions about
🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa🌍 the Atlas Mountains (N. Africa) mountain range in North Africa
Local traditions reported by
📖 Strabo 1.2.24-1.2.29
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