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🌍 Thesprotia

  • <div data-attribute_names="{&quot;7140&quot;:{&quot;10801386&quot;:&quot;Pausanias&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;9650165&quot;:&quot;Homer, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Iliad&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11292578&quot;:&quot;Strabo&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;10801396&quot;:&quot;Pindar&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11291710&quot;:&quot;Euripides, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Phoenician Women&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11293201&quot;:&quot;Aeschylus, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Prometheus Bound&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11302437&quot;:&quot;Antoninus Liberalis, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Metamorphoses&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11322506&quot;:&quot;Nicander&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;11323060&quot;:&quot;Athanadas of Ambracia&lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;},&quot;11354&quot;:{&quot;11306421&quot;:&quot;Geography&quot;,&quot;11320769&quot;:&quot;Epic&quot;,&quot;11320770&quot;:&quot;Tragedy &amp; Satyr&quot;,&quot;11306422&quot;:&quot;Mythography &amp; Historiography&quot;},&quot;7139&quot;:{&quot;8316567&quot;:&quot;Pausanias&quot;,&quot;8359986&quot;:&quot;Homer&quot;,&quot;11292577&quot;:&quot;Strabo&quot;,&quot;9881208&quot;:&quot;Pindar&quot;,&quot;9587668&quot;:&quot;Euripides&quot;,&quot;10158451&quot;:&quot;Aeschylus&quot;,&quot;11302436&quot;:&quot;Antoninus Liberalis&quot;,&quot;11316402&quot;:&quot;Nicander&quot;,&quot;11323059&quot;:&quot;Athanadas of Ambracia&quot;},&quot;11355&quot;:{&quot;11306417&quot;:&quot;Greek&quot;},&quot;11356&quot;:{&quot;11310589&quot;:&quot;Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)&quot;,&quot;11310601&quot;:&quot;Geometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11306420&quot;:&quot;Early Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)&quot;,&quot;11309898&quot;:&quot;Late Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309899&quot;:&quot;Early Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309900&quot;:&quot;Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11310591&quot;:&quot;Late Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)&quot;,&quot;11309903&quot;:&quot;Middle Hellenistic (ca. 220-150 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309904&quot;:&quot;Late Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11309902&quot;:&quot;Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)&quot;},&quot;6580&quot;:{&quot;8253960&quot;:&quot;🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) &lt;q&gt;city in Boiotia&lt;\/q&gt;&quot;,&quot;8188815&quot;:&quot;🌍 Athens (Attica) &lt;q&gt;city in Attica&lt;\/q&gt;&quot;,&quot;11305089&quot;:&quot;🌍 Ambracia (Epiros) &lt;q&gt;city in Epiros&lt;\/q&gt;&quot;},&quot;11408&quot;:{&quot;11328614&quot;:&quot;Pindar&quot;,&quot;11328618&quot;:&quot;Euripides&quot;,&quot;11328622&quot;:&quot;Aeschylus&quot;}}"><span title="Pausanias&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Homer, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Iliad&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10801386&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_8316567&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;7140_9650165&quot;,&quot;11354_11320769&quot;,&quot;7139_8359986&quot;,&quot;11356_11310601&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11290642" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11290642">📖 Homer, <span style="font-style: italic;">Iliad</span> 13.383-13.401</span></span><span title="Pausanias&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Homer, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Iliad&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10801386&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_8316567&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;7140_9650165&quot;,&quot;11354_11320769&quot;,&quot;7139_8359986&quot;,&quot;11356_11310601&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11290740" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11290740">📖 Homer, <span style="font-style: italic;">Iliad</span> 16.475-16.508</span></span><span title="Pausanias&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Homer, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Iliad&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10801386&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_8316567&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;7140_9650165&quot;,&quot;11354_11320769&quot;,&quot;7139_8359986&quot;,&quot;11356_11310601&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11290639" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11290639">📖 Homer, <span style="font-style: italic;">Iliad</span> 13.295-13.305</span></span><span title="Strabo&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Pindar&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Euripides, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Phoenician Women&lt;/span&gt;; Aeschylus, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Prometheus Bound&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11292578&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_11292577&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;7140_10801396&quot;,&quot;7139_9881208&quot;,&quot;11356_11309898&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;6580_8253960&quot;,&quot;11408_11328614&quot;,&quot;7140_11291710&quot;,&quot;11354_11320770&quot;,&quot;7139_9587668&quot;,&quot;6580_8188815&quot;,&quot;11408_11328618&quot;,&quot;7140_11293201&quot;,&quot;7139_10158451&quot;,&quot;11408_11328622&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11293303" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11293303">📖 Aeschylus, <span style="font-style: italic;">Prometheus Bound</span> 823-875</span></span><span title="Strabo&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Pindar&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Euripides, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Phoenician Women&lt;/span&gt;; Aeschylus, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Prometheus Bound&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11292578&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_11292577&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;7140_10801396&quot;,&quot;7139_9881208&quot;,&quot;11356_11309898&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;6580_8253960&quot;,&quot;11408_11328614&quot;,&quot;7140_11291710&quot;,&quot;11354_11320770&quot;,&quot;7139_9587668&quot;,&quot;6580_8188815&quot;,&quot;11408_11328618&quot;,&quot;7140_11293201&quot;,&quot;7139_10158451&quot;,&quot;11408_11328622&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11292074" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11292074">📖 Euripides, <span style="font-style: italic;">Phoenician Women</span> 977-1015</span></span><span title="Strabo&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Pindar&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Euripides, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Phoenician Women&lt;/span&gt;; Aeschylus, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Prometheus Bound&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11292578&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_11292577&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;7140_10801396&quot;,&quot;7139_9881208&quot;,&quot;11356_11309898&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;6580_8253960&quot;,&quot;11408_11328614&quot;,&quot;7140_11291710&quot;,&quot;11354_11320770&quot;,&quot;7139_9587668&quot;,&quot;6580_8188815&quot;,&quot;11408_11328618&quot;,&quot;7140_11293201&quot;,&quot;7139_10158451&quot;,&quot;11408_11328622&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11307487" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11307487">📖 Pindar<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> fr. 60 Snell-Maehler</span></span><span title="Antoninus Liberalis, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Metamorphoses&lt;/span&gt;; Nicander&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Athanadas of Ambracia&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11302437&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_11302436&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11356_11310591&quot;,&quot;7140_11322506&quot;,&quot;11354_11320769&quot;,&quot;7139_11316402&quot;,&quot;11356_11309903&quot;,&quot;11356_11309904&quot;,&quot;7140_11323060&quot;,&quot;7139_11323059&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;,&quot;6580_11305089&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11323058" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11323058">📖 Nicander<span style="font-style: italic;"></span> fr. 38 Gow-Scholfield</span></span><span title="Antoninus Liberalis, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Metamorphoses&lt;/span&gt;; Nicander&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; Athanadas of Ambracia&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11302437&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_11302436&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11356_11310591&quot;,&quot;7140_11322506&quot;,&quot;11354_11320769&quot;,&quot;7139_11316402&quot;,&quot;11356_11309903&quot;,&quot;11356_11309904&quot;,&quot;7140_11323060&quot;,&quot;7139_11323059&quot;,&quot;11356_11309902&quot;,&quot;6580_11305089&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11323061" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11323061">📖 Athanadas of Ambracia<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></div>
  • Information
    region in northern Greece
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2551754
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/531117
    Place of death of
    👤 Callidice (Thesprotian) queen of the Thesprotians
    Ruled by
    👤 Callidice (Thesprotian) queen of the Thesprotians👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Pheidon (Odyssean creation?) king of the Thesprotians in one of Odysseus' lying tales👤 Aidoneus (rat. Hades) Thesprotian or Molossian king, rationalized form of Hades, captures Theseus and Peirithous👤 Phylas (Thesprotian) king of Ephyra👤 Polypoites (Thesprotian) son of Odysseus
    Conquered by
    👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Related entities
    👤 Callidice (Thesprotian) queen of the Thesprotians👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Teiresias Theban prophet👤 Polypoites (Thesprotian) son of Odysseus👤 Alcmaion (epigonos) son of Amphiaraos and Eriphyle, one of the Epigonoi👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 Peirithous (Lapith) Calydonian Boar hunter, companion of Theseus👤 Phersephone (rat. Persephone) wife of Aidoneus, rationalized form of Persephone🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🌍 River Acheron (Thesprotia) river in northern Greece🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 River Nile (Egypt) river in Egypt🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa🌍 Phoinicia region in the Levant👤 Son of Castor (Odyssean persona) fictional persona created by Odysseus👤 Pheidon (Odyssean creation?) king of the Thesprotians in one of Odysseus' lying tales🌍 Ithaca (island) island in the Ionian Sea🌍 Doulichion (island) island in the Ionian Sea near Acarnania, but also identified elsewhere in antiquity🌍 the Taphian Islands islands in the Ionian Sea; sometimes imprecisely located, or conflated with other island groups👤 Eupeithes father of Antinoos🌍 Ephyra (Thessaly?) homeland of the Ephyroi (probably) in Thessaly👤 Aithon (Odyssean persona) son of Deucalion, fictional persona created by Odysseus🌍 Scheria (unlocatable island) island of the Phaiacians, visited by Odysseus🌍 the Oracle of Zeus at Dodona (Epeiros) cult site in Epeiros👤 Eumaios slave of Odysseus👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Ares Olympian god👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Aidoneus (rat. Hades) Thesprotian or Molossian king, rationalized form of Hades, captures Theseus and Peirithous👤 Cerberos (dog) three-headed guardian dog of the underworld👤 Phylas (Thesprotian) king of Ephyra🌍 Cichyros (Thresprotia) city in Thesprotia👥 the Cattle of Geryon stolen by Heracles🌍 Epeiros (N. Greece) region in northern Greece🌍 Chaonia (Epeiros) a district of Epeiros inhabited by the Chaonians, a Greek tribe.
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.34-7.35📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.35📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.34📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.7.5📖 Pausanias 3.18.4-3.18.5📖 Pausanias 1.17.4📖 Pausanias 1.17.5-1.17.6📖 Pausanias 1.18.4📖 Pausanias 5.14.1-5.14.2📖 Homer, Odyssey 14.191-14.359📖 Homer, Odyssey 16.342-16.447📖 Pausanias 9.36.1-9.36.3📖 Homer, Odyssey 19.269-19.307📖 Pausanias 2.22.6-2.22.7📖 Homer, Odyssey 16.1-16.111📖 Homer, Odyssey 17.505-17.527📖 Telegony Argumentum 2 West📖 Exerpta Vaticana 5📖 Diodoros, Library 4.36.1-4.36.5📖 Strabo 7.7.11📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 4
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryPausaniasHomer, Odyssey Telegony Exerpta VaticanaDiodoros, LibraryStraboAntoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, IliadAeschylus, Prometheus BoundEuripides, Phoenician WomenPindarNicanderAthanadas of Ambracia
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Iliad 13.383-13.401📖 Homer, Iliad 16.475-16.508📖 Homer, Iliad 13.295-13.305📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 823-875📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 977-1015📖 Pindar fr. 60 Snell-Maehler📖 Nicander fr. 38 Gow-Scholfield📖 Athanadas of Ambracia
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