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🌍 the Hellespont

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  • Information
    strait connecting the Black Sea to the Aegean
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/501434
    Place of death of
    πŸ‘€ Helle daughter of AthamasπŸ‘€ Leander lover of HeroπŸ‘€ Hero lover of Leander
    Eponym
    πŸ‘€ Helle daughter of Athamas
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Athamas (Orchomenian) son of Aiolos, sometimes ThebanπŸ‘€ Helle daughter of AthamasπŸ‘€ Ino daughter of Cadmos, becomes goddess LeucotheaπŸ‘€ Phrixos (s. of Athamas) son of AthamasπŸ‘€ Nephele (Epirote) mother of Phrixos and HelleπŸ‘€ the Golden Ram sacrificed at Colchis; source of the Golden Fleece🌍 Boiotia region on the Greek mainland🌍 Colchis (Pontos) region on the Black SeaπŸ‘€ Eurystheus assigns Heracles his laborsπŸ‘€ Geryon son of ChrysaorπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek hero🏺 the Golden Cup of Helios used by Heracles on his travelsπŸ‘₯ 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🌍 Tartessos (Spain) city in 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🌍 River Strymon (Thrace) river in Thrace🌍 the Tyrrhenian Sea sea west of Italian mainland🌍 Eryx (Sicily) city in SicilyπŸ‘₯ the Thracian Contingent at Troy (defenders) defends Troy against the Greek attack🌍 Thrace (Pontic) Trojan allies' homelandπŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian godπŸ‘₯ the Nereids daughters of Nereus🌍 the Troad region around Troy🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional🌍 Arabia region in south-eastern Aegean🌍 Attica region of the Greek mainland🌍 India subcontinent east of the Arabian Sea🌍 Macedonia (N. Greece) region in Northern GreeceπŸ‘€ Osiris Egyptian godπŸ‘€ Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘€ Lycourgos (Thracian I) Thracian, rejects DionysosπŸ‘€ Charops (Thracian) father of Oiagros🌍 Nysion (Asia Minor) unlocatable city south of the Hellespont🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 the Bosporos strait connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara🌍 the Myrtoan Sea sea off the Peloponnese🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Cos (island) island in the Aegean, near coast of Asia MinorπŸ‘€ Jason (Argonaut) leader of the Argonauts🌍 Lemnos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Sinope (Pontos) city on Black Sea🌍 the Propontis inland sea🌍 Sestos (Hellespont) city on the Hellespont🌍 Abydos (Troad) city on the HellespontπŸ‘€ Leander lover of HeroπŸ‘€ Hero lover of LeanderπŸ‘€ Priapos minor rustic fertility godπŸ›οΈ the Tower of Hero (Sestos) on the HellespontπŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian godπŸ‘€ Laomedon (Trojan) father of Priam🌍 Mount Tmolos (Asia Minor) mountain in Asia Minor🌍 Mysia (Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor🌍 Phrygia region in AnatoliaπŸ‘€ Midas king of the Phrygians, son of Gordios🌍 Brygia (N. Greece) unidentifiable region, in the vicinity of Mt BermionπŸ‘€ Maira (Trojan?) transformed into dog🌍 Mysia (Argolid) in the ArgolidπŸ‘€ Aineias son of Aphrodite and Anchises, leader of the Dardanian contingent at TroyπŸ‘€ Anchises (Trojan) son of Capys, father of AineiasπŸ‘€ Aphrodite Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Astyanax (Trojan) son of Hector and Andromache🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the TroadπŸ‘₯ the Companions of Aineias who flee with Aineias from TroyπŸ‘€ Oxynios (s. of Hector) accompanies Astyanax to Lydia🌍 Crousis (Chalcidice) region in the western ChalcidiceπŸ‘€ the Cow of Aineia sent by Aphrodite to follow Aineias from Mt. Ida to the location of Aineia🌍 the Thermaic Gulf (Chalcidice) gulf in the western Chalcidice
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.1πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.5.10πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 2.844-2.845πŸ“– Dionysios, Periegesis 513-516πŸ“– Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 24πŸ“– Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 30πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 6.1-6.2 MacLeodπŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.18.1-1.20.6πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.65.1-3.65.8πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.47.1-4.47.6πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 7.86πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 5.47.1-5.47.5πŸ“– Strabo 7 fr. 22a RadtπŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 20-43πŸ“– Strabo 1.2.38-1.2.40πŸ“– Servius, Scholia on Georgics 1.207πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 2.16πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 3.250-3.283πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 4.103-4.115πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.194-11.220πŸ“– Conon, Narrations 1πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.350-7.403πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 7.206πŸ“– Conon, Narrations 46πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 18πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 19
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadDionysios, PeriegesisHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsDiodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadStraboLycophron, AlexandraServius, Scholia on GeorgicsOvid, AmoresVergil, GeorgicsOvid, MetamorphosesConon, NarrationsPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Dionysios ScytobrachionPhilostephanosVergil, Georgics
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 24 RustenπŸ“– Philostephanos FHG fr. 37 = FGrHist 1751 fr. 24πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 1.118-1.159
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 5, 14-16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i5-p14-space-c)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Pittori I 12, 11, Pompeii (PALP r1-i12-p11-space-4)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Marcus Lucretius IX 3, 5.24, Pompeii (MANN 8896; PALP r9-i3-p5-space-7)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Sallustio VI 2, 4, Pompeii (PALP r6-i2-p4-space-32)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 5, 6.17, Pompeii (MANN 115397; PALP r9-i5-p6-space-d)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Vettii VI 15, 1, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p1-space-d)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Postumii VIII 4, 4.49, Pompeii (PALP r8-i4-p4-space-14)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Gallo VIII 5, 2.5, Pompeii (PALP r8-i5-p2-space-z)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa Meridionale V 6 , Pompeii (PALP r5-i6)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Poeta Tragico VI 8, 3.5, Pompeii (PALP r6-i8-p5-space-6a)🎨 Wall Painting from Masseria d’Irace or Masseria Cuomo (?), Pompeii (MANN 8889)🎨 Wall Painting from Pompeii (MANN 9478)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 Samothrace (island) island in the Aegean Sea
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