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🌍 Tegea (Arcadia)

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  • Information
    city in Arcadia
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570707
    Cult site of
    👤 Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Eileithyia goddess(es) of childbirth, daughter(s) of Zeus and Hera👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Ge personification of Earth
    Place of conception of
    👤 Telephos ruler of Mysia, shows the Greeks the way to Troy
    Place of birth of
    👤 Telephos ruler of Mysia, shows the Greeks the way to Troy👤 Aeropos (Arcadian II) Arcadian, son of Aerope and Ares
    Place of death of
    👤 Aerope (Arcadian) daughter of Cepheus son of Aleus👤 Pronoos (Arcadian) son of Phegeus👤 Agenor (Arcadian) son of Phegeus👤 Scephros son of Tegeates👤 Leimon son of Tegeates
    Place of burial of
    👤 Maira (Atlantid) daughter of Atlas, wife of Tegeates👤 Tegeates (Arcadian) eponym of Tegea, son of Lycaon👤 Echemos (Arcadian) son of Aeropos (son of Cepheus), Arcadian, husband of Timandra
    Founded by
    👤 Tegeates (Arcadian) eponym of Tegea, son of Lycaon👤 Aleos father of Cepheus and Auge and others
    Eponym
    👤 Tegeates (Arcadian) eponym of Tegea, son of Lycaon
    Ruled by
    👤 Cepheus (Argonaut) Arcadian, Argonaut, Calydonian boar hunter, ally of Heracles👤 Apheidas (Arcadian) son of Arcas👤 Aleos father of Cepheus and Auge and others👤 Echemos (Arcadian) son of Aeropos (son of Cepheus), Arcadian, husband of Timandra👤 Arcas son of Zeus and Callisto
    Relics preserved on site
    🏺 the Bones of Orestes🏛️ the Tomb of Maira (Tegea) in Tegea🏛️ the Tomb of Tegeates (Tegea) at Tegea🏛️ the House of Aleos (Tegea) in Tegea🏛️ the Tomb of Echemos (Tegea) in Tegea🏺 the Skin of the Calydonian Boar trophy of the Calydonian Boar🏺 the Robe of Laodice dedicated at Tegea🏺 the Hair of Medousa🏺 the Tusks of the Calydonian Boar
    Encompasses
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Alea at Tegea 🏛️ the Tomb of Maira (Tegea)  🏛️ the Altar of Athena Alea at Tegea 🏛️ the Tomb of Tegeates (Tegea)  🌍 the Sanctuary of Eileithyia at Tegea 🌍 Hippothoetis (Arcadia)  🏛️ the Temple of Paphian Aphrodite at Tegea 🏛️ the House of Aleos (Tegea)  🏛️ the Tomb of Echemos (Tegea)  🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Poliatis at Tegea (Arcadia) 🏛️ the Altar of Ge at Tegea 🏛️ the Temple of Athena Alea in Tegea (Arcadia) 🏛️ the Common Hearth of the Arcadians at Tegea (Arcadia)  🎨 East Pediment of the Temple of Athena Alea, Tegea (LIMC Meleagros 33) 🎨 West Pediment of the Temple of Athena Alea, Tegea (LIMC Hiera 3) 🎨 Reliefs on the Altar of Athena Alea in the Temple of Athena Alea, Tegea (LIMC Neda 1) 🎨 Relief on the Tomb of Echemos, Tegea (LIMC Echemos 2) 🎨 Statue of Wounded Heracles from the Common Hearth of the Arcadians at Tegea (Not extant)
    Related entities
    👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Sterope (Arcadian) daughter of Cepheus🏺 the Hair of Medousa👤 Auge mother of Telephos👤 Telephos ruler of Mysia, shows the Greeks the way to Troy👤 Agapenor son of Ancaios, leader of the Arcadian contingent at Troy👤 Agenor (Arcadian) son of Phegeus👤 Pronoos (Arcadian) son of Phegeus👤 Alphesiboia (Arcadian) daughter of Phegeus, wife of Alcmaion👤 Acarnan (eponym) son of Alcmaion👤 Alcmaion (epigonos) son of Amphiaraos and Eriphyle, one of the Epigonoi👤 Amphoteros (s. of Alcmaion) son of Alcmaion👤 Callirhoe (Acarnian) daughter of Acheloos👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Cepheus (Argonaut) Arcadian, Argonaut, Calydonian boar hunter, ally of Heracles👥 the Arcadian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Arcadia region in the Peloponnese🌍 Stymphalos (Arcadia) city in Arcadia🌍 Mount Cyllene (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia🌍 Pheneos (Arcadia) city in Arcadia🌍 Orchomenos (Arcadia) city in Arcadia🌍 Rhipe (Arcadia) unlocatable city in Arcadia🌍 Stratia (Arcadia) unlocatable city in Arcadia🌍 Enispe (Arcadia) unlocatable city in Arcadia🌍 Parrhasia (city) city in Arcadia🌍 Old Mantineia (Arcadia)👤 Tegeates (Arcadian) eponym of Tegea, son of Lycaon👤 Apheidas (Arcadian) son of Arcas👤 Arcas son of Zeus and Callisto🏺 the Bones of Orestes👤 Aleos father of Cepheus and Auge and others👤 Teuthras (Mysian) king of Teuthrania🌍 Teuthrania (Mysia) city in Mysia🌍 River Caicos (Lydia) river in Lydia🏛️ the Tomb of Orestes (Sparta) in the Agora of Sparta🏛️ the Tomb of Maira (Tegea) in Tegea👤 Aerope (Arcadian) daughter of Cepheus son of Aleus👤 Aeropos (Arcadian II) Arcadian, son of Aerope and Ares👤 Ares Olympian god🏛️ the Tomb of Leucone (Arcadia) in Arcadia👤 Echemos (Arcadian) son of Aeropos (son of Cepheus), Arcadian, husband of Timandra🏛️ the Tomb of Tegeates (Tegea) at Tegea👤 Nauplios (f. of Palamedes) son of Clytoneos, father of Palamedes👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo👤 Leimon son of Tegeates👤 Scephros son of Tegeates🏺 the Bow of Artemis👤 Maira (Atlantid) daughter of Atlas, wife of Tegeates🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi👤 Cydon eponym of Cydonia on Crete🌍 Cydonia (Crete) city on Crete🌍 Gortyna (Crete) city in Crete👤 Gortys (Cretan) eponym of Gortyna on Crete, sometimes the son of Tegeates👤 Catreus (eponym) eponym of Catreus in Crete🌍 Catreus (Crete) city on Crete👤 Laodice (Arcadian II) descendant of Arcadian Agapenor🏛️ the Temple of Paphian Aphrodite at Tegea🏛️ the House of Aleos (Tegea) in Tegea🏛️ the Tomb of Echemos (Tegea) in Tegea👤 Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage🌍 Thyrea (Argolid) city in the Argolid🏛️ the Tomb of Orestes (Tegea) near Tegea🌍 River Garates (Arcadia) river in Arcadia👤 Ancaios (Arcadian) son of Lycourgos, Arcadian, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 Peirithous (Lapith) Calydonian Boar hunter, companion of Theseus👤 Helen Helen of Troy🌍 Aphidnai (Attica) city in Attica🌍 the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta🌍 Mount Parthenion (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia, near Tegea🏺 the Skin of the Calydonian Boar trophy of the Calydonian Boar🌍 Mount Lycaion (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia🌍 Mount Mainalion (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia👤 Temenos (Heraclid) son of Aristomachos, one of the Heracleidai👤 Hermes Olympian god🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 the Megarid region in mainland Greece🌍 Opountian Locris region on the Greek mainland, facing Euboia🌍 Boiotia region on the Greek mainland🌍 Magnesia (Thessaly) region in Thessaly👥 the Cattle of Apollo🌍 Larisa (Argos) the citadel of Argos🌍 Phthiotis (Thessaly) area encompassing southern Thessaly👥 the Cattle of Admetos🌍 Pelasgiotis (Thessaly) region in Thessaly🏛️ the Lookout of Battos (unlocatable) unlocatable landmark somewhere in southern Peloponnese🌍 Coryphasion (Messenia) promontory of southern Messenia👤 Atalante Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut👤 the Erymanthian Boar boar captured by Heracles🌍 Mount Erymanthos (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia🌍 Paphos (Cyprus) city on Cyprus🏺 the Robe of Laodice dedicated at Tegea👤 Melampous🏺 the Tusks of the Calydonian Boar🌍 Rome (Italy)🌍 Tegea (Arcadia) city in Arcadia👤 Hippothoos (Arcadian) son of Cercyon, Calydonian boar hunter🌍 Nauplia (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Elatos (Arcadian) son of Arcas, father of Ischys
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.7.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.7.4📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.7.5📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.7.6📖 Homer, Iliad 2.603-2.614📖 Pausanias 8.3.1-8.3.5📖 Pausanias 8.4.2-8.4.4📖 Pausanias 3.3.5-3.3.7📖 Pausanias 8.4.5-8.4.8📖 Pausanias 8.4.9📖 Pausanias 3.11.10📖 Pausanias 8.12.7📖 Pausanias 8.44.7-8.44.8📖 Pausanias 8.44.8📖 Pausanias 8.45.1📖 Pausanias 8.45.3📖 Pausanias 8.47.5📖 Pausanias 8.48.6📖 Pausanias 8.48.7📖 Pausanias 8.53.1-8.53.4📖 Pausanias 8.53.4📖 Pausanias 8.53.7📖 Pausanias 8.53.10📖 Pausanias 8.53.11📖 Pausanias 8.54.4📖 Pausanias 8.4.8📖 Pausanias 8.45.2📖 Plutarch, Theseus 31.1-31.3📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 19 Most📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 2.3 MacLeod📖 Lucian, The Ignorant Book-Collector 14📖 Pindar, Olympian 10 60-77📖 Diodoros, Library 4.58.1-4.58.4📖 Vergil, Georgics 1.1-1.42📖 Diodoros, Library 7.13.1📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 23📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.260-8.328📖 Ovid, Heroides 9
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusHesiod, EhoiaiLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, The Ignorant Book-CollectorPindar, Olympian 10Diodoros, LibraryVergil, GeorgicsAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesOvid, MetamorphosesOvid, Heroides
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Tegea (Arcadia) city in Arcadia
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Pausanias 8.12.7 📖 Pausanias 8.47.4 📖 Pausanias 8.48.7 📖 Pausanias 10.9.5 📖 Pausanias 8.53.4
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