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🌍 Troizen (Argolid)

📖 Pausanias 1.27.7 📖 Pausanias 1.27.8 📖 Pausanias 2.31.3 📖 Pausanias 2.32.1 📖 Pausanias 2.32.2 📖 Pausanias 1.22.1-1.22.2 📖 Pausanias 5.10.6-5.10.7
Alternative name
🌍 Poseidonias (alt. Hypereia/Antheia/Troizen)
Information
city in the Argolid
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q581494
Pleiades
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570756
Serves as entrance to
🌍 the Underworld
Cult site of
👤 Pan (god)👤 Isis👤 Poseidon👤 Hippolytos (Troizenian)👤 Damia👤 Auxesia👤 Artemis👥 the Muses👤 Hypnos👤 Themis👤 Apollo👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Aphrodite
Place of birth of
👤 Oros (Troizenian)👤 Aithra (m. of Theseus)👤 Theseus
Place of death of
👤 Troizen (eponym)👤 Phaidra👤 Hippolytos (Troizenian)👤 Damia👤 Auxesia
Place of burial of
👤 Pittheus👤 Hippolytos (Troizenian)👤 Phaidra
Founded by
👤 Pittheus
Named by
👤 Pittheus
Eponym
👤 Troizen (eponym)
Ruled by
👤 Oros (Troizenian)👤 Anthas👤 Hyperes👤 Pittheus👤 Troizen (eponym)👤 Aetios👤 Theseus👤 Althepos👤 Saron
Conquered by
👤 Hector (Trojan)👥 the Dorians of the Peloponnese
Relics preserved on site
🏛️ the Tomb of Hippolytos (Troizen)🏛️ the Tomb of Pittheus (Troizen)🏛️ the Sacred Stone (Troizen)🏛️ the Temple of Artemis Lyceia at Troizen🏛️ the Altar of the Themides at Troizen 🏛️ the Tent of Orestes (Troizen)🏛️ the Laurel Tree of Orestes (Troizen)🏛️ the Wild Olive Tree (Troizen)🏛️ the Myrtle Tree of Phaidra (Troizen)🏛️ the Temple of Aphrodite Catascopia at Troizen🏛️ the Tomb of Phaidra (Troizen)🏛️ the House of Hippolytos (Troizen)🏛️ the Altar of the Muses and Hypnos at Troizen 🏛️ the Racecourse of Hippolytos (Troizen)🏛️ the Temple of Hippolytos at Troizen🏛️ the Temple of Apollo Epibaterios at Troizen🏺 the Cult Statue of Hippolytos
Encompasses
🏛️ the Temple of Artemis Soteira at Troizen 🏛️ the Tomb of Pittheus (Troizen) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Muses at Troizen 🏛️ the Altar of the Muses and Hypnos at Troizen 🏛️ the Temple of Artemis Lyceia at Troizen 🏛️ the Sacred Stone (Troizen) 🏛️ the Altar of the Themides at Troizen 🌍 the Sanctuary of Thearian Apollo at Troizen 🏛️ the Tent of Orestes (Troizen) 🏛️ the Laurel Tree of Orestes (Troizen) 🏛️ Spring Hippocrene (Troizen) 🏛️ the Wild Olive Tree (Troizen) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus Soter at Troizen 🌍 the Sanctuary of Hippolytos at Troizen 🏛️ the Temple of Hippolytos at Troizen 🏛️ the Temple of Apollo Epibaterios at Troizen 🏛️ the Myrtle Tree of Phaidra (Troizen) 🏛️ the Temple of Aphrodite Catascopia at Troizen 🏛️ the Racecourse of Hippolytos (Troizen) 🏛️ the Tomb of Hippolytos (Troizen) 🏛️ the Tomb of Phaidra (Troizen) 🏛️ the House of Hippolytos (Troizen) 🏛️ the Spring of Heracles (Troizen) 🏛️ the Spring at Troizen
Related entities
👤 Cerberos (dog)👤 Eurystheus🌍 the Underworld👤 Heracles🌍 Mycenae (Argolid)🌍 the Gates of Acheron (Underworld)👤 Aigeus (Athenian)👤 Aithra (m. of Theseus)👤 Pittheus🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi🌍 Epidauros (Argolid)👥 the Argos Contingent at Troy (attackers)🌍 Argos (city)🌍 Tiryns (Argolid)🌍 Old Hermion (Argolid)🌍 Aigina (island)🌍 Asine (Argolid)🌍 Eion (Argolid)🌍 Mases (Argolid)👤 Aphrodite🏛️ the Tomb of Hippolytos (Troizen)👤 Hippolytos (Troizenian)🌍 Athens (Attica)👤 Theseus👤 Phaidra👤 Oros (Troizenian)👤 Althepos👤 Athena👤 Poseidon👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Saron👤 Anthas👤 Hyperes👤 Aetios👤 Troizen (eponym)🌍 Antheia (Argolid)🌍 Hypereia (Argolid)🌍 Poseidonias (alt. Hypereia/Antheia/Troizen)🌍 Attica👤 Anaphlystos (eponym)👤 Sphettos (eponym)👤 the Minotaur🏛️ the Temple of Artemis Soteira at Troizen🏛️ the Tomb of Pittheus (Troizen)🏛️ the Temple of Artemis Lyceia at Troizen🏛️ the Sacred Stone (Troizen)🏛️ the Altar of the Themides at Troizen 🏛️ the Tent of Orestes (Troizen)🏛️ the Laurel Tree of Orestes (Troizen)👤 Bellerophon👤 Pegasos (horse)🏛️ the Wild Olive Tree (Troizen)🏛️ the Myrtle Tree of Phaidra (Troizen)🏛️ the Temple of Aphrodite Catascopia at Troizen🏛️ the Tomb of Phaidra (Troizen)🏛️ the House of Hippolytos (Troizen)👤 Isis👤 Pan (god)🏛️ the Bent Olive Tree (Troizen)🌍 Crommyon (Argolid)🌍 Eleusis (Attica)🌍 the Isthmos of Corinth🌍 Megara (Argolid)🌍 Laciadai (Attica)🌍 Erineos (Eleusis)👤 Deucalion (Cretan)🌍 Thymaitadai (Attica)👤 Anaxo (Troizenian)👤 Connidas👤 Hector (Trojan)🌍 Troy (Troad)🏛️ the Pine Tree of Sinis (Argolid)🌍 Egypt🌍 Pisa (Elis)🌍 Halicarnassos (Caria)🌍 Myndos (Caria)👥 the Dorians of the Peloponnese🏛️ the Altar of the Muses and Hypnos at Troizen 🌍 Crete (island)👤 Damia👤 Auxesia🏛️ the Rock of Theseus near Troizen👥 the Sons of Pallas👤 Artemis👤 Nurse of Phaidra (name unknown)🌍 Corinth (Argolid)🌍 Delphi (Phocis)👤 Aias (the greater)👤 Helen🏺 the Sword of Aigeus🏛️ the Temple of Aphrodite at Athens🏺 the Sandals of Aigeus👤 Medeia👤 Lelex (Locrian)👤 Ardalos🌍 Troizen (Argolid)👤 Dionysos (Olympian)👤 Semele👥 the Muses👤 Hypnos👥 the Amazons👤 Clytaimnestra👤 Orestes (s. of Agamemnon)👤 Themis👤 Apollo🏛️ Spring Hippocrene (Troizen)🏺 the Club of Heracles👤 Diomedes (Argive I)🏛️ the Temple of Hippolytos at Troizen🏛️ the Temple of Apollo Epibaterios at Troizen🏛️ the Racecourse of Hippolytos (Troizen)🌍 the Sanctuary of Hippolytos at Troizen🏺 the Cult Statue of Hippolytos🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable)
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.12📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.7📖 Homer, Iliad 2.559-2.568📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 592-632📖 Pausanias 1.22.1-1.22.2📖 Pausanias 1.27.7📖 Pausanias 1.27.8📖 Pausanias 2.30.5📖 Pausanias 2.30.6📖 Pausanias 2.30.7📖 Pausanias 2.30.8-2.30.9📖 Pausanias 2.30.10📖 Pausanias 2.31.1📖 Pausanias 2.31.3📖 Pausanias 2.31.4📖 Pausanias 2.31.5📖 Pausanias 2.31.8-2.31.9📖 Pausanias 2.31.10📖 Pausanias 2.32.3📖 Pausanias 2.32.8-2.32.9📖 Pausanias 2.32.4📖 Pausanias 2.32.6📖 Pausanias 2.32.10📖 Plutarch, Theseus 3.1-3.3📖 Plutarch, Theseus 3.3-3.5📖 Plutarch, Theseus 4.1📖 Plutarch, Theseus 6.1-6.2📖 Plutarch, Theseus 8.1-12.2📖 Plutarch, Theseus 19.4-19.7📖 Plutarch, Theseus 29.1📖 Plutarch, Theseus 34.2📖 Plutarch, Theseus 34.1-34.2📖 Pausanias 2.1.4📖 Pausanias 2.32.2📖 Pausanias 2.32.7📖 Pausanias 2.34.6📖 Euripides, Hippolytos 1-55📖 Euripides, Hippolytos 58-85📖 Euripides, Hippolytos 682-694📖 Euripides, Hippolytos 776-810📖 Euripides, Hippolytos 856-895📖 Euripides, Hippolytos 1154-1162📖 Euripides, Hippolytos 1283-1310📖 Euripides, Medeia 663-688📖 Euripides, Suppliant Women 1-41📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 155 Most📖 Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 17📖 Lucian, Zeus Rants 21📖 Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 18📖 Euripides, Hippolytos 433-480📖 Euripides, Hippolytos 1389-1466📖 Diodoros, Library 4.55.4-4.56.1📖 Diodoros, Library 4.62.1-4.62.4📖 Diodoros, Library 4.59.1-4.59.6📖 Strabo 8.6.14📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.401-6.674📖 Strabo 14.2.16📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 11.741📖 Diegeseis to Callimachus 10.18-11.17 Hollis = Hecale unnumbered fr.📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 12 Hollis📖 Callimachus fr. 703 Pfeiffer📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.479-15.530📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.547-8.610📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.204📖 Ovid, Heroides 4📖 Plutarch, Comparison of Theseus and Romulus 1.1-1.2📖 Plutarch, Comparison of Theseus and Romulus 6.1-6.5
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadLycophron, AlexandraPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusEuripides, HippolytosEuripides, MedeiaEuripides, Suppliant WomenHesiod, EhoiaiBacchylides, DithyrambsLucian, Zeus RantsDiodoros, LibraryStraboOvid, MetamorphosesD-Scholia, Iliad Diegeseis to CallimachusCallimachus, HecaleCallimachusPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, HeroidesPlutarch, Comparison of Theseus and Romulus
Reported to be mentioned in text
Homer, IliadEuripides, HippolytosCleidemos of AthensIstrosDionysios ScytobrachionCrates of Mallos
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Homer, Iliad 2.559-2.568📖 Euripides, Hippolytos 1-55📖 Cleidemos of Athens BNJ 323 fr. 17📖 Istros BNJ 334 fr. 7📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 38 Rusten📖 Crates of Mallos fr. 14 Broggiato
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 Troizen (Argolid)
Reported to have local traditions about
🌍 Troizen (Argolid)🏛️ the Tomb of Hippolytos (Troizen)👤 Heracles👤 Theseus👤 Pittheus🏺 the Lion Skin of Heracles👤 Aigeus (Athenian)🏺 the Sword of Aigeus🏺 the Sandals of Aigeus🏛️ the Rock of Theseus near Troizen👥 the Muses👥 the Ardalides (alt. Muses)👤 Hippolytos (Troizenian)⭐ the Charioteer👤 Damia👤 Auxesia🌍 the Sanctuary of Hippolytos at Troizen👤 Pelops (Pisan)👤 Sphairos (charioteer)👥 the Horses of Pelops🌍 Crete (island)
Local traditions reported by
📖 Pausanias 1.27.7 📖 Pausanias 1.27.8 📖 Pausanias 2.31.3 📖 Pausanias 2.32.1 📖 Pausanias 2.32.2 📖 Pausanias 1.22.1-1.22.2 📖 Pausanias 5.10.6-5.10.7
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