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🌍 Chersonesos (Thrace)

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  • Alternative names
    Gallipoli, Thracian Chersonese
    Information
    peninsula across from Troy, modern Gallipoli
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192860
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/501386
    Cult site of
    👤 Protesilaos👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 the Maiden of Sestos (name unknown)
    Place of death of
    👤 Hecabe👤 Polydoros (s. of Hecabe)👥 the Sons of Polymestor👤 Polyxene👤 Hero👤 the Maiden of Sestos (name unknown)
    Place of burial of
    👤 Helle👤 Polyxene👤 Polydoros (s. of Hecabe)👤 Hecabe👤 Protesilaos👤 Achilles👤 the Maiden of Sestos (name unknown)
    Ruled by
    👤 Polymestor (Thracian)
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the Tower of Hero (Sestos)🏛️ the Tomb of Protesilaos (Chersonesos)🏛️ the Tower of the Achaians (Hellespont)🏛️ the Trees at the Tomb of Protesilaos (Chersonesos)🏛️ the Tomb of the Dog (Chersonesos)🏛️ the Tomb of the Maiden (Sestos)
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Tomb of the Dog (Chersonesos) 🌍 Sestos (Hellespont) 🌍 Elaious (Chersonesos) 🏛️ the Tomb of Protesilaos (Chersonesos) 🌍 Cape Mazousia (Chersonesos) 🌍 Cynossema Promontory (Chersonesos) 🏛️ the Tower of Hero (Sestos) 🏛️ the Tomb of Achilles (Chersonesos) 🌍 the Harbor of the Achaians (Hellespont) 🏛️ the Tower of the Achaians (Hellespont) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus and the Maiden (Sestos) 🏛️ the Tomb of the Maiden (Sestos) 🏛️ the Trees at the Tomb of Protesilaos (Chersonesos)
    Related Entities
    👤 Hecabe👤 Protesilaos👤 Helle🌍 the Troad👤 Priam🌍 Troy (Troad)👤 Polydoros (s. of Hecabe)👤 Polymestor (Thracian)👤 Acamas (Athenian)👤 Achilles👤 Agamemnon👤 Cassandra👤 Demophon (Athenian)👤 Polyxene👤 Odysseus👤 Menelaos👥 the Greek Contingent at Troy👤 Talthybios👤 Companion of Hecabe (name unknown)🏛️ the Temple of Athena at Troy👥 the Sons of Polymestor🏛️ the Oracle of Dionysos at Mount Pangaion (Thrace)👤 Helenos (Trojan)🌍 Cynossema Promontory (Chersonesos)👥 the Percote Contingent at Troy (defenders)🌍 Arisbe (Troad)🌍 Percote (Hellespont)🌍 Practios (Hellespont)🌍 Abydos (Troad)👤 Leander👤 Hero🌍 the Hellespont🌍 Hypoplacian Thebes (Troad)🌍 Lyrnessos (Troad)🌍 Zeleia (Troad)🌍 Adrasteia (Troad)🌍 River Aisepos (Asia Minor)🌍 Pedasos (Troad)🏛️ the Tower of Hero (Sestos)🌍 Sestos (Hellespont)👤 the Maiden of Sestos (name unknown)🏛️ the Tomb of the Maiden (Sestos)🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus and the Maiden (Sestos)🏛️ the Tomb of Protesilaos (Chersonesos)🌍 Cape Mazousia (Chersonesos)🌍 Elaious (Chersonesos)🏛️ the Trees at the Tomb of Protesilaos (Chersonesos)🏛️ the Tower of the Achaians (Hellespont)🌍 the Harbor of the Achaians (Hellespont)🏛️ the Tomb of the Dog (Chersonesos)👤 Neoptolemos
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 5.24📖 Lucian, Parliament of the Gods 12📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 6.1-6.2 MacLeod📖 Euripides, Hecuba 1-58📖 Euripides, Hecuba 98-152📖 Euripides, Hecuba 239-295📖 Euripides, Hecuba 484-517📖 Euripides, Hecuba 726-832📖 Euripides, Hecuba 657-725📖 Euripides, Hecuba 953-1034📖 Euripides, Hecuba 1035-1085📖 Euripides, Hecuba 1252-1295
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeLucian, Parliament of the GodsLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsEuripides, Hecuba
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