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🌍 Ephesos (Asia Minor)

<span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11291356" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11291356">📖 Pausanias 5.5.8-5.5.10</span>
Information
city in Asia Minor
Pleiades
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599612
Cult site of
👤 Artemis
Place of birth of
👤 Coresos (eponym)
Place of death of
👤 Hecate (w. of Ephesos)
Place of burial of
👤 Androclos (s. of Codros)
Founded by
👥 the Ionians👥 the Sons of Codros👤 Androclos (s. of Codros)👥 the Amazons👤 Neileus (Ionian)
Founded from
🌍 Athens (Attica)🌍 Attica
Settled by
👤 Androclos (s. of Codros)👥 the Ionians
Settled from
🌍 Athens (Attica)
Eponym
👤 Ephesos (eponym)
Derives etymology from
👥 the Amazons
Conquered by
👤 Androclos (s. of Codros)👥 the Ionians👤 Smyrna (Amazon)
Relics preserved on site
🏛️ the Tomb of Androclos (Ephesos)
Encompasses
🌍 the Sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesos 🏛️ the Tomb of Androclos (Ephesos) 🏛️ the Temple of Artemis at Ephesos 🌍 Smyrna (Ephesos) 🏛️ the Fourth-Century Temple of Ephesian Artemis at Ephesos 🎨 Wall Painting by Calliphon of Samos in the Temple of Artemis, Ephesos (LIMC Eris 2) 🎨 Bronze Statues of Amazons by Polycleitos, Pheidias, Cresilas, Cydon and Phradmon (Not Extant)
Reported to have depictions of
👤 Eris👥 the Greek Contingent at Troy👥 the Defenders of Troy🌍 the Beach of Troy🏺 the Breastplate of Patroclos👥 the Amazons
Related entities
👥 the Cercopes👤 Heracles👤 Artemis👥 the Amazons🏺 the Cult Statue of Artemis of Ephesos👤 Coresos (eponym)👤 Ephesos (eponym)👥 the Leleges of Asia Minor👥 the Lydians👤 Androclos (s. of Codros)🏛️ the Tomb of Androclos (Ephesos)👥 the Ionians👤 Hippo (Amazon)🌍 Crete (island)🌍 Tauris (Pontos)🌍 the Black Sea🌍 Persia🌍 Phocaia (Ionia)🌍 Colophon (Ionia)🌍 Clazomenai (Ionia)🌍 Miletos (Asia Minor)🌍 Priene (Asia Minor)🌍 Myous (Asia Minor)🌍 Lebedos (Asia Minor)🌍 Teos (Asia Minor)🌍 Erythrai (Asia Minor)👥 the Sons of Codros🌍 Athens (Attica)👤 Smyrna (Amazon)👤 Sisyrba🌍 Smyrna (Ionia)🌍 Mount Coressos (Asia Minor)🌍 Magnesia (Thessaly)🌍 Pygela (Asia Minor)🌍 Cyme Phriconis (Ionia)🌍 Myrine (Mysia)🌍 Attica👤 Neileus (Ionian)🌍 Chios (city)🌍 Samos (city)🌍 Delos (island)🌍 River Parthenios (Paphlagonia)🌍 Amyclai (Laconia)👤 Pandareos👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Wife of Pandareos (name unknown)👤 Aedon👤 Chelidon👤 Polytechnos👤 Son of Pandareos (name unknown)👤 Hecate (w. of Ephesos)👤 Demeter👤 Dionysos (Olympian)🌍 Samos (island)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)👤 Endoios🏺 the Ebony Cult Statue of Artemis of Ephesos🌍 Ephesos (Asia Minor)
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.6.3📖 Dionysios, Periegesis 826-829📖 Pausanias 4.31.8📖 Pausanias 7.2.7📖 Pausanias 7.2.8📖 Pausanias 7.2.9📖 Lucian, Icaromenippus 24📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Artemis 225-258📖 Diodoros, Library 5.77.1-5.77.8📖 Strabo 8.7.1📖 Strabo 14.1.3📖 Strabo 14.1.4📖 Strabo 14.1.21📖 Strabo 12.3.20-12.3.25📖 Strabo 11.5.1-11.5.4⚒️ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 75 Harder📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 11📖 Callimachus fr. 461 Pfeiffer⚒️ Inscription from North Necropolis, Cyrene (Cyrene 3469;AE1997.1573; SEG 47.2199)📖 Plutarch, Greek Questions 56
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, LibraryDionysios, PeriegesisPausaniasLucian, IcaromenippusCallimachus, Hymn to ArtemisDiodoros, LibraryStraboCallimachus, AetiaAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesCallimachusPlutarch, Greek Questions
Reported to be mentioned in text
Pherecydes of AthensHomer, IliadBoios, Origins of Birds
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Pherecydes of Athens fr. 155 Fowler📖 Homer, Iliad 2.856-2.857📖 Boios, Origins of Birds
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 Crete (island)
Reported to have local traditions about
🌍 River Iardanos (Elis)🌍 River Acidas (Elis)
Local traditions reported by
📖 Pausanias 5.5.8-5.5.10
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