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🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11291196" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11291196">📖 Pausanias 3.16.7-3.16.11</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11291458" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11291458">📖 Pausanias 7.17.9-7.17.12</span>
  • Information
    Maionia, region in Asia Minor
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550701
    Cult site of
    👤 Dionysos (Olympian)👤 Cybele (goddess)👤 Rhea
    Place of birth of
    👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Niobe (Theban)👤 Acoetes👤 Cleodaios (Lydian)👤 Lamos
    Place of death of
    👤 Attis👤 Dioxippe (Lydian)👤 Syleus
    Settled by
    👥 the Amazons
    Ruled by
    👤 Iardanes👤 Tmolos (Lydian II)👤 Meion (Phrygian)👤 Omphale👤 Tantalos (Lydian)👤 Lydos👤 Tmolos (Lydian I)👤 Atys
    Conquered by
    👤 Dionysos (Olympian)👤 Ninos (Babylonian)👤 Ariaios
    Related entities
    👥 the Maionia Contingent at Troy (defenders)👤 Omphale👤 Tmolos (Lydian I)👤 Agelaos (Heraclid)🌍 Mount Tmolos (Asia Minor)👤 Dionysos (Olympian)🌍 River Maiandros (Caria)👤 Boros (Maionian)👤 Amphion (Theban)👤 Tantalos (Lydian)🏺 the Lyre of Amphion👤 Pelops (Pisan)🌍 Elis (region)🌍 Phrygia👤 Attis👤 Cybele (goddess)👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Heracles👤 Iphitos (Oichalian)👤 Apollo🌍 Lycia (SW Asia Minor)🌍 Delos (island)🌍 Miletos (Asia Minor)👤 Scythes (Lydian)👤 Iardanes🌍 Thrace (Pontic)🌍 India👤 Seilenos👤 Rhea🌍 Samothrace (island)🌍 Etruria (Italy)👥 the Satyrs🌍 Pisa (Elis)👤 Arachne👤 Tmolos (Lydian II)👤 Sipylos (Lydian)👤 Dioxippe (Lydian)👤 Meion (Phrygian)👥 the Cercopes👤 Syleus👤 Slave of Omphale (name unknown)👤 Cleodaios (Lydian)👤 Lamos👤 Niobe (Theban)👥 the Corybantes👥 the Couretes (guardians)🌍 Crete (island)🌍 Media🌍 Arabia Felix🌍 Persia🌍 Bactria🌍 Chios (island)👥 the Tyrrhenian Pirates👤 Acoetes🌍 Mount Sipylos (Lydia)🌍 Adramytion (Ionia)👥 the Lydians🏛️ the Lydian Gate (Adramytion)👤 Tyrrhenos👤 Atys👤 Lydos👥 the Amazons🌍 Caria (Asia Minor)🌍 Mysia (Argolid)🌍 Lake Gygaia (Asia Minor)🌍 Liguria (Italy)🌍 River Pactolos (Lydia)🌍 Caere (Italy)👤 Tarchon🌍 Pisa (Italy)🌍 River Cimpsos (Lydia)👤 Midas🌍 Sardis (Lydia)👤 Hermes🌍 the Peloponnese🌍 Mount Parnassos (Phocis)👥 the Horses of Laomedon🌍 Euripos Strait (Euboia)🌍 Egypt🌍 Phoinicia🌍 Cilicia (SE Asia Minor)🌍 the Black Sea🌍 the Troad🌍 Assyria🌍 Cappadocia (Pontos)🌍 Susa (Persia)🌍 Pamphylia🌍 Bithynia (Pontos)🌍 Armenia🌍 the Propontis👤 Ninos (Babylonian)👤 Ariaios🌍 Babylonia🌍 the Caspian Gates👥 the Pelasgians👤 Marsyas (Lydian)🌍 Archippe (C. Italy)🌍 Arabia🌍 Spring and River Dirce (Thebes)🌍 River Ismenos (Thebes)🏛️ the House of Cadmos (Thebes)🌍 Ionia👤 Astyanax (Trojan)👤 Priam🌍 Troy (Troad)👤 Oxynios (s. of Hector)🌍 Thessaly🌍 Latium (Italy)👤 Romis🏺 the Club of Heracles🏺 the Poisoned Arrows of Heracles🏺 the Lion Skin of Heracles🏺 the Ax of Hippolyte🌍 Labraunda (Caria)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.34-3.35📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.6.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.7.8📖 Homer, Iliad 2.864-2.866📖 Dionysios, Periegesis 839-846📖 Homer, Iliad 5.43-5.47📖 Pausanias 9.5.6-9.5.10📖 Pausanias 5.1.6-5.1.7📖 Pausanias 7.17.9-7.17.12📖 Plutarch, Theseus 6.5📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 179-181📖 Eumelos, Titanomachy fr. 2 West📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 44📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 15 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 22.1 MacLeod📖 Exerpta Vaticana 17📖 Lucian, Parliament of the Gods 4📖 Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 15📖 Lucian, The Dance 22📖 Lucian, How to Write History 10📖 Pindar, Olympian 1 23-66📖 Lucian, Gout 312-334📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 7📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 9📖 Diodoros, Library 3.58.1-3.58.4📖 Hesiod fr. 310 Most📖 Diodoros, Library 4.31.4-4.31.8📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.1-6.69📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.146-6.203📖 Strabo 10.3.13📖 Strabo 15.1.6-15.1.9📖 Strabo 1.3.17📖 Strabo 14.5.23-14.5.28📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.511-3.733📖 Strabo 13.1.65📖 Strabo 5.2.2📖 Strabo 12.3.20-12.3.25📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1351-1361📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.85-11.145📖 Ion of Chios, Tragedies FragTrag fr. 22-38 = fr. 17a-33, 59 Snell-Kannicht📖 Diodoros, Library 2.1.1-2.3.4📖 Pliny, Natural History 3.50📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.197📖 Pliny, Natural History 35.55📖 Pliny, Natural History 3.108📖 Euripides, Bacchae 1-63📖 Euripides, Bacchae 64-169📖 Conon, Narrations 46📖 Ovid, Heroides 9📖 Plutarch, Romulus 2.1-2.2📖 Plutarch, Greek Questions 45
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadDionysios, PeriegesisPausaniasPlutarch, Theseus Homeric Hymn 3 to ApolloEumelos, TitanomachyPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Dialogues of the Gods Exerpta VaticanaLucian, Parliament of the GodsLucian, On the Syrian GoddessLucian, The DanceLucian, How to Write HistoryPindar, Olympian 1Lucian, GoutPs-Plutarch, On RiversDiodoros, LibraryHesiodOvid, MetamorphosesStraboLycophron, AlexandraIon of Chios, TragediesPliny, Natural HistoryEuripides, BacchaeConon, NarrationsOvid, HeroidesPlutarch, RomulusPlutarch, Greek Questions
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    HermesianaxHesiod, Idaian DactylsPs-Alexander, ProblemataEuripides, BacchaeDemocles of PygelaHomer, IliadEphorosCtesias of Cnidos, PersicaAristotleGellius
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Hermesianax fr. 10 Lightfoot📖 Hesiod, Idaian Dactyls fr. 217b Most📖 Ps-Alexander, Problemata 111-13 Kapetanaki & Sharples📖 Euripides, Bacchae 64-169📖 Euripides, Bacchae 1-63📖 Democles of Pygela fr. 1 Fowler📖 Homer, Iliad 2.864-2.866📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 114a📖 Ctesias of Cnidos, Persica fr. 1📖 Aristotle fr. 602 Rose📖 Gellius fr. 16 Cornell
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Phrygia
    Reported to have local traditions about
    🏺 the Wooden Statue of Artemis (Taurian)🌍 the Sanctuary of Artemis Anaiitis in Lydia👤 Ge👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Agdistis🏛️ the Almond Tree (Phrygia)🏺 the Genitals of Agdistis🌍 River Sangarios (Phrygia)👤 Attis🌍 Pessinous (Phrygia)👤 Daughter of Sangarios (name unknown)
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Pausanias 3.16.7-3.16.11 📖 Pausanias 7.17.9-7.17.12
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