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🌍 Tainaron (Laconia)

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  • Information
    city and sanctuary on the southern-most tip of the Peloponnese, sometimes identified as an entrance to the Underworld
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570702
    Serves as entrance to
    🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades
    Cult site of
    👤 Poseidon Olympian god
    Eponym
    👤 Tainaros hero, eponym of Tainaron
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Cave at Tainaron (Tainaron)
    Related Entities
    👤 Tainaros hero, eponym of Tainaron👤 Cerberos (dog) three-headed guardian dog of the underworld👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Apollo Olympian god🌍 Ithaca (island) island in the Ionian Sea🌍 Pylos (Messenia) city in Messenia, kingdom of Nestor🌍 Doulichion (island) island in the Ionian Sea near Acarnania🌍 Delphi (Phocis) city and sanctuary in Phocis; for prophecies see "the Oracle of Apollo (Delphi)"🌍 Cape Malea (Laconia) promontory in Laconia🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) river in western Peloponnese🌍 Same (island) unlocatable island near Ithaca🌍 Zacynthos (island) island in Ionian Sea🌍 Knossos (Crete) city in Crete🌍 Elis (city) city in Elis🌍 Crisa (Phocis) city in Phocis🌍 Arene (Messenia?) unlocatable city in or near Messenia, variously identified🌍 Thryon (Messenia) unlocatable city in Messenia🌍 Aipy (Messenia) unlocatable city in Messenia🌍 Dyme (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Pharai (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Chalcis (Elis) city in Elis🏛️ Spring Crounoi (Elis) Spring near Chalcis in the Odyssey, identified by Strabo 8.3.13, 26👥 the Cretan Priests of Apollo🌍 Argyphea (Messenia?) unlocatable place near Messenia🌍 Pylos (Triphylia) city in Triphylia👥 the Sheep of Helios👤 Poseidon Olympian god🌍 Cape Geraistos (Euboia) promontory on Euboia🌍 Cape Sounion (Attica)👤 Molossos (rationalized) figure invented by Palaiphatos to steal Cerberos in rationalized account🏛️ the Cave at Tainaron (Tainaron) entrance to the Underworld👤 Euphemos (Argonaut) son of Poseidon, Argonaut, Calydonian boar hunter👤 Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at Troy👤 Clytaimnestra wife of Agamemnon🏺 the Cloak of Agamemnon used by Clytaimnestra to incapacitate Agamemnon, sometimes described as a net👤 Cassandra a prophet never believed, daughter of Priam and Hecabe👤 Eurydice (w. of Orpheus)👤 Orpheus husband of Eurydice👤 Persephone daughter of Demeter🌍 Tartaros place of punishment🌍 River Styx (Underworld) river in the Underworld🌍 Erebos (Underworld) location in the Underworld, 'darkness'🌍 River Cocytos (Underworld) river in the Underworld🌍 River Lethe (Underworld) river in the Underworld🏺 the Lyre of Orpheus👤 Helen Helen of Troy🌍 Tainaron (Laconia) city and sanctuary on the southern-most tip of the Peloponnese, sometimes identified as an entrance to the Underworld👤 Theseus Athenian hero🏛️ the Chair of Lethe (Underworld) in the Underworld🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece👤 Eros personification of love
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 3.14.2📖 Pausanias 3.25.5-3.25.6📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 388-439📖 Euripides, Cyclops 273-312📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 39📖 Lucian, The Downward Journey, or the Tyrant 1-4📖 Pindar, Pythian 4 1-63📖 Pindar, Pythian 4 169-202📖 Strabo 8.6.14📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1099-1122📖 Vergil, Georgics 4.453-4.527📖 Ovid, Heroides 8📖 Ovid, Heroides 13
    Mentioned in Text
    Pausanias Homeric Hymn 3 to ApolloEuripides, CyclopsPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, The Downward Journey, or the TyrantPindar, Pythian 4StraboLycophron, AlexandraVergil, GeorgicsOvid, Heroides
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