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🌍 Mount Caucasos (Pontos)

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  • Alternative names
    Mount Caucasus
    Alternative name
    🌍 the Bed of Boreas (alt. Caucasos)
    Information
    mountain range east of the Black Sea
    Place of death of
    👤 the Caucasian Eagle eats Prometheus' liver👤 Caucasos character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers
    Named by
    👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
    Eponym
    👤 Caucasos character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers
    Related Entities
    👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Hephaistos Olympian god👤 Prometheus (fire-stealer) son of Iapetos, steals fire👤 the Caucasian Eagle eats Prometheus' liver👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🏺 the Argo ship that carried the Argonauts👥 the Argonauts sailors on the Argo🌍 Lemnos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Mysia (Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor🌍 River Thermodon (Pontos) river south of the Black Sea🌍 Colchis (Pontos) region on the Black Sea🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) city in Thessaly, homeland of Jason🌍 the Land of the Doliones (Pontos) region south of the Black Sea🌍 the Land of the Bebryces (Bithynia) region in Bithynia🌍 Salmydessos (Thrace) city in Thrace🌍 the Land of the Mariandynoi (Pontos) territory south of the Black Sea🌍 River Phasis (Colchis) river in Colchis👤 Cheiron (centaur) centaur🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 Illyria region north of the Greek mainland🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa🌍 Arabia region in south-eastern Aegean🌍 River Echedoros (Thrace) river in Thrace🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) mythical river of the Celts or Ligurians, sometimes identified with the River Po in north-east Italy🌍 Thermydrai (Rhodes) harbor on Rhodes, near Lindos🌍 the Land of the Hyperboreans unlocatable region in the far north🏺 the Chains of Prometheus used to bind him as punishment👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Io transformed into a cow👥 the Amazons tribe of warrior women🌍 Scythia region north of the Black Sea🌍 Cimmerian Bosporos strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov🌍 River Hybristes (unlocatable) encountered by Io👤 Hermes Olympian god👤 Boreas personification of the north wind👤 Chione (d. of Arcturos) character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Cronos Titan, father of Zeus👤 Caucasos character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Aietes king of Colchis👤 Medeia wife of Jason, kills her own children🌍 the Hill of Cronos (Olympia) at Olympia🌍 Tartaros place of punishment👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent👤 Thetis Nereid, mother of Achilles🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad🌍 Mount Haimos (Thrace) mountain range in Thrace🌍 Mount Cithairon (Attica/Boiotia) mountain on Boiotia-Attica border🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods🌍 Mount Oita (Thessaly) mountain range in Thessaly and Phocis🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) mountain on Sicily🌍 Mount Parnassos (Phocis) mountain in Phocis🌍 Mount Ossa (Thessaly) mountain range in Thessaly🌍 Mount Mimas (Ionia) mountain on promontory in Ionia🌍 Mount Tmolos (Asia Minor) mountain in Asia Minor🌍 Mount Mycale (Caria) mountain in Caria👤 Phaethon (s. of Helios) son of Helios🌍 Mount Helicon (Boiotia) mountain in Boiotia🌍 Mount Othrys (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🌍 Mount Cynthos (Delos) mountain on Delos🏺 the Chariot of Helios🌍 Mount Pindos (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🌍 Mount Rhodope (Thrace) mountain in Thrace🌍 the Taurus Mountains mountain range in Asia Minor🌍 the Alps major mountain range in Europe👥 the Horses of Helios pull chariot of Helios🌍 Mount Eryx (Sicily) mountain in Sicily🌍 the Apennine Mountains mountain range in Italy🌍 Mount Dindymon (Bear Island) highest peak on Bear Island🌍 Acte (Chalcidice) promontory in the Aegean sea, with Mount Athos on the tip🏺 the Golden Fleece kept at Colchis👤 Jason (Argonaut) leader of the Argonauts🏺 the Bow of Heracles weapon of Heracles, later given to Philoctetes👤 Abaris (Caucasian) companion of Phineus
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.7.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.17-1.9.23📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.11📖 Pausanias 5.11.5-5.11.6📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 700-740📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 5.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 5.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Prometheus 1-4📖 Lucian, Prometheus 20📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 6📖 Lucian, To One Who Said, "You're a Prometheus in Words" 1-3📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 5📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 19📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.519📖 Pomponius Mela 1.109📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.201-2.271📖 Strabo 15.1.6-15.1.9📖 Vergil, Eclogues 6📖 Strabo 11.2.19📖 Strabo 11.5.1-11.5.4📖 Strabo 11.5.5🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Capitelli Colorati VII 4, 31.51, Pompeii (MANN 8849, 8886; PALP r7-i4-p31-space-26)📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.1-5.89📖 Pliny, Natural History 37.2
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasAeschylus, Prometheus BoundLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, PrometheusLucian, On SacrificesLucian, To One Who Said, "You're a Prometheus in Words"Ps-Plutarch, On RiversD-Scholia, IliadPomponius MelaOvid, MetamorphosesStraboVergil, EcloguesPliny, Natural History
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