- Alternative names
- Messene
- Information
- region in Peloponnese
- Identified with
- 🌍 Messe (Laconia)
- Cult site of
- 👤 Messene 👤 Pamisos (river god)
- Place of birth of
- 👤 Castor (Spartan) 👤 Polydeuces (Spartan)
- Place of death of
- 👤 Castor (Spartan) 👤 Idas (Argonaut) 👤 Lynceus (Argonaut)
- Place of burial of
- 👤 Idas (Argonaut) 👤 Lynceus (Argonaut)
- Eponym
- 👤 Messene
- Ruled by
- 👤 Aipytos (Messenian) 👤 Aphareus (Messenian) 👤 Cresphontes 👤 Idas (Argonaut) 👤 Perieres (Messenian) 👤 Podaleirios 👤 Polyphontes (Heraclid) 👤 Leucippos (Messenian) 👤 Machaon 👤 Menelaos 👤 Nestor 👤 Polycaon (Messenian) 👤 Messene 👤 Son of Polycaon and Messene (name unknown) 👤 Grandson of Polycaon and Messene (name unknown) 👤 Great-grandson of Polycaon and Messene (name unknown) 👤 Great-great-grandson of Polycaon and Messene (name unknown) 👤 Great-great-great-grandson of Polycaon and Messene (name unknown) 👤 Glaucos (Messenian) 👤 Dotadas 👤 Isthmios (Messenian) 👤 Melanthos (Athenian) 👤 Sybotas
- Conquered by
- 👤 Cresphontes 👤 Perieres (Messenian) 👤 Polycaon (Messenian) 👤 Messene 👥 the Heracleidai
- Related Entities
- 👤 Aipytos (Messenian) 👤 Amythaon 👤 Aphareus (Messenian) 👤 Apollo 👤 Arene (eponym) 👤 Castor (Spartan) 👤 Cresphontes 👤 Eurysthenes 👤 Zeus 👤 Gorgophone (Argive) 👤 Heracles 👤 Hilaeira 👤 Hippocoon (Spartan) 👤 Icarios (Spartan) 👤 Idas (Argonaut) 👤 Iphitos (Oichalian) 👤 Laertes 🌍 Corinth (Argolid) 🌍 the Megarid 🌍 Athens (Attica) 👤 Peisistratos (Pylian I) 👤 Perieres (Messenian) 👤 Phoibe (Messenian) 👤 Podaleirios 👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) 👤 Polyphontes (Heraclid) 👤 Procles (Heraclid) 👤 Leucippos (Messenian) 👤 Lycos (Athenian) 👤 Lynceus (Argonaut) 👤 Machaon 👤 Marpessa 👤 Menelaos 👤 Merope (Messenian) 👤 Neleus (Pylian) 👤 Nestor 👤 Odysseus 👤 Telemachos 👤 Temenos (Heraclid) 👤 Thersandros (epigonos) 👤 Thetis 👤 Tyndareos 🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Ithaca (island) 👤 Adrastos (Argive I) 🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Pylos (Messenia) 🌍 Arcadia 🌍 Elis (Peloponnese) 🌍 Tricca (Thessaly) 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 Laconia (Peloponnese) 🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) 👥 the Seven against Thebes 👥 the Epigonoi 👥 the Defenders of Thebes against the Epigonoi 👥 the Cattle of Apollo 🌍 Megara (Argolid) 🌍 Glisas (Boiotia) 🌍 Messe (Laconia) 🌍 Arene (Messenia?) 👤 Diocles (Pheraian) 👤 Orsilochos (Pheraian I) 🌍 Pherai (Messenia) 👤 Polycaon (Messenian) 👤 Messene 🌍 Andania (Messenia) 👤 Caucon 👤 Son of Polycaon and Messene (name unknown) 👤 Grandson of Polycaon and Messene (name unknown) 👤 Great-grandson of Polycaon and Messene (name unknown) 👤 Great-great-grandson of Polycaon and Messene (name unknown) 👤 Great-great-great-grandson of Polycaon and Messene (name unknown) 👤 Alcmaion (Messenian) 👤 Glaucos (Messenian) 👤 Dotadas 👤 Eumantis 👤 Isthmios (Messenian) 👤 Isthmios (Argive) 👤 Codros 👤 Melanthos (Athenian) 👤 Holaias 👤 Peisistratos (Pylian II) 👤 Sybotas 🌍 Tricca (Messenia) 👤 Theras 🌍 Stenycleros (Messenia) 👤 Pamisos (river god) 🌍 Thalamai (Laconia/Messenia) 👥 the Sons of Paion 🌍 Basilis (Arcadia) 👥 the Heracleidai 👥 the Dorians of the Peloponnese 👥 the Mares of Eurytos 🌍 Iberia (W. Europe) 🌍 Mesola (Messenia) 🌍 Rhion (Messenia) 🌍 Hyameitis (Messenia)
- Mentioned by
- 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.8.5 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.8.2 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.5 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.11.2 📖 Pausanias 4.2.7 📖 Pausanias 4.31.9 📖 Pausanias 4.5.1 📖 Pausanias 4.16.1 📖 Pausanias 4.20.4 📖 Pausanias 3.1.5 📖 Pausanias 3.14.7 📖 Pausanias 4.26.8 📖 Pausanias 8.5.7 📖 Pausanias 4.15.4 📖 Pausanias 2.20.5 📖 Pausanias 8.29.5 📖 Pausanias 4.1.1-4.1.2 📖 Pausanias 4.1.3-4.1.4 📖 Pausanias 4.2.2-4.2.3 📖 Pausanias 4.2.4-4.2.5 📖 Pausanias 4.3.1-4.3.2 📖 Pausanias 4.3.3-4.3.5 📖 Pausanias 4.3.5-4.3.8 📖 Pausanias 4.3.9-4.3.10 📖 Pausanias 3.1.4-3.1.5 📖 Pausanias 9.9.1-9.9.5 📖 Pausanias 3.14.3-3.14.4 📖 Pausanias 3.26.2-3.26.3 📖 Pausanias 3.13.1-3.13.2 📖 Pausanias 2.18.7-2.18.9 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.7.8-1.7.9 📖 Homer, Odyssey 21.1-21.41 📖 Pindar, Pythian 4 124-168 📖 Pindar, Pythian 6 19-42 📖 Strabo 8.4.1 📖 Strabo 8.5.3 📖 Strabo 8.5.6 📖 Strabo 8.5.8 📖 Strabo 8.4.7 📖 Strabo 8.3.28-8.3.29 📖 Strabo 8.8.5 📖 Strabo 9.1.7 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.676-2.707 📖 Strabo 3.4.3 📖 Strabo 14.1.3
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, Library Homer, Odyssey Pausanias Strabo Pindar, Pythian 4 Pindar, Pythian 6 Ovid, Metamorphoses
- Mentioned in citation of
- 📖 Homer, Iliad 11.595-11.597 📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.477-3.497 📖 Homer, Iliad 2.581-2.590 📖 Homer, Iliad 5.541-5.560 📖 Homer, Iliad 11.516-11.520 📖 Homer, Iliad 9.270-9.320 📖 Homer, Odyssey 21.1-21.41 📖 Euripides fr. 727e Collard-Cropp 📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 116 📖 Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 18b 📖 Artemidoros of Ephesos fr. 16 Stiehle 📖 Alcman fr. 23 PMG
- Relevant to local traditions reported from
- 🌍 Laconia (Peloponnese) 🌍 Messenia (Peloponnese)
- Reported to have local traditions about
- 👤 Aipytos (Messenian) 👤 Aphareus (Messenian) 👤 Arsinoe (Messenian) 👤 Asclepios 👤 Castor (Spartan) 👥 the Couretes (guardians) 👤 Cronos 👤 Eurysthenes 👤 Zeus 👤 Hippocoon (Spartan) 👤 Icarios (Spartan) 👤 Perieres (Messenian) 👤 Podaleirios 👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) 👤 Procles (Heraclid) 👤 Leucippos (Messenian) 👤 Machaon 👤 Nestor 👤 Tyndareos 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Tricca (Thessaly) 🌍 Oichalia (unlocatable) 🌍 Gerenia (Messenia) 🌍 Messenia (Peloponnese) 🌍 Ithome (Thessaly) 👤 Orsilochos (Pheraian I) 👤 Alpheios (river god) 👤 Melaneus (s. of Apollo) 👤 Oichalia (eponym) 🌍 Carnasion (Messenia) 👤 Neda 👤 Telegone 🌍 Tricca (Messenia) 🌍 Mount Ithome (Messenia) 👤 Ithome (eponym) 🏛️ Spring Clepsydra (Messenia) 🌍 Thalamai (Laconia/Messenia) 🌍 Leuctra (Laconia) 🌍 Oichalia (Thessaly) 🌍 Oichalia (alt. Carnasion)
- Local traditions reported by
- 📖 Pausanias 4.31.9 📖 Pausanias 4.5.1 📖 Pausanias 4.33.1 📖 Pausanias 3.26.4 📖 Pausanias 4.2.2-4.2.3 📖 Pausanias 4.3.1-4.3.2 📖 Pausanias 4.30.2-4.30.3 📖 Pausanias 4.9.1-4.9.2 📖 Pausanias 3.1.4-3.1.5 📖 Pausanias 3.26.2-3.26.3 📖 Pausanias 2.26.3-2.26.8 📖 Strabo 8.3.7 📖 Strabo 8.3.28-8.3.29