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🌍 Gortyna (Crete)

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Information
city in Crete
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1136193
Pleiades
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589796
In
🌍 Crete (island)
Founded by
👤 Gortys (Cretan) eponym of Gortyna on Crete, sometimes the son of Tegeates
Founded from
🌍 Tegea (Arcadia) city in Arcadia
Settled by
👤 Pollis settles Melos and Gortyna with Delphos👤 Delphos (Laconian) settles Melos and Gortyna with Pollis
Settled from
🌍 Amyclai (Laconia) city and cult site in Laconia, near Sparta
Eponym
👤 Gortys (Cretan) eponym of Gortyna on Crete, sometimes the son of Tegeates
Ruled by
👤 Leucos (Cretan) king of Crete as steward for Idomeneus👤 Idomeneus (Cretan) son of Deucalion, leader of the Cretan contingent at Troy
Relics preserved on site
🏛️ the Plane Tree at Gortyna (Crete)
Encompasses
🏛️ the Plane Tree at Gortyna (Crete)
Related entities
🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean👥 the Cretan Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Knossos (Crete) city in Crete🌍 Lyctos (Crete) city on Crete🌍 Miletos (Crete) city on Crete🌍 Lycastos (Crete) city on Crete🌍 Phaistos (Crete) city on Crete🌍 Rhytion (Crete) city on Crete👤 Gortys (Cretan) eponym of Gortyna on Crete, sometimes the son of Tegeates🌍 Tegea (Arcadia) city in Arcadia👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👥 the Lacedaimon Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Cape Malea (Laconia) promontory in Laconia🌍 Cydonia (Crete) city on Crete🌍 River Iardanos (Crete) unlocatable river in Crete🌍 Mount Dicte (Crete) mountain on Crete associated with the birth of Zeus and Dictynna👤 Pasiphae (Cretan) wife of Minos, mother of Minotaur👤 the Bull of Poseidon sent to Minos on Crete👤 Idomeneus (Cretan) son of Deucalion, leader of the Cretan contingent at Troy👤 Leucos (Cretan) king of Crete as steward for Idomeneus👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Britomartis daughter of Zeus and Carme, Cretan, favorite of Artemis, also called Dictynna, Aphaia👤 Daidalos Athenian inventor & architect, builder of the Labyrinth👤 Apollo Olympian god🌍 Boiotia region on the Greek mainland👤 Metioche (Boiotian) daughter of Orion👤 Menippe (Boiotian) daughter of Orion🏛️ the Plane Tree at Gortyna (Crete)🌍 Melos (island) island in the Aegean, one of the Cyclades🌍 Amyclai (Laconia) city and cult site in Laconia, near Sparta👤 Pollis settles Melos and Gortyna with Delphos👤 Delphos (Laconian) settles Melos and Gortyna with Pollis👤 Europe (Phoinician & Cretan) abducted by Zeus🌍 Gortyna (Crete) city in Crete
Mentioned by
📖 Homer, Iliad 2.645-2.652📖 Pausanias 8.53.4📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.276-3.303📖 Vergil, Eclogues 6📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1214-1225📖 Pausanias 2.15.1📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 25📖 Pliny, Natural History 12.11📖 Conon, Narrations 36
Mentioned in text
Homer, IliadPausaniasHomer, OdysseyVergil, EcloguesLycophron, AlexandraAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural HistoryConon, Narrations
Reported to be mentioned in text
CorinnaNicander
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Corinna fr. 656 PMG📖 Nicander fr. 57 Gow-Scholfield
Depictions
🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Gavius Rufus VII 2, 16-17, Pompeii (PALP r7-i2-p16-space-u)
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 Tegea (Arcadia) city in Arcadia
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