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🌍 Pleuron (Aitolia)

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  • Information
    city in Aitolia
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45793176
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540999
    Cult site of
    👤 Artemis Olympian goddess
    Place of death of
    👤 Meleagros led Calydonian Boar hunt, Argonaut👤 Clymenos (s. of Daipylos)
    Eponym
    👤 Pleuron eponym of Pleuron, son of Aitolos
    Ruled by
    👤 Thestios (Aitolian) son of Ares or Agenor, father of Leda👤 Oineus (Calydonian) king of Calydon👤 Agrios (Calydonian) son of Porthaon👤 Melas (Calydonian) son of Porthaon
    Conquered by
    👥 the Hyantians people who reside west of Thebes
    Encompasses
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Artemis at Pleuron (Aitolia)
    Related entities
    👤 Pleuron eponym of Pleuron, son of Aitolos👥 the Aitolian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Aitolia region in mainland Greece🌍 Calydon (Aitolia) city in Aitolia🌍 Olenos (Aitolia) city in Aitolia🌍 Pylene (Aitolia) city in Aitolia🌍 Chalcis (Aitolia) city in Aitolia👤 Agrios (Calydonian) son of Porthaon👤 Melas (Calydonian) son of Porthaon👤 Ancaios (Pleurian) of Pleuron, competes at Funeral Games of Amarynceus👤 Apollo Olympian god👥 the Couretes (Aitolians) a people of Aitolia👤 Meleagros led Calydonian Boar hunt, Argonaut👤 Clymenos (s. of Daipylos)👤 Euenos (Aitolian) son of Ares, father of Marpessa👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Idas (Argonaut) son of Aphareus, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Marpessa daughter of Euenos🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia🏺 the Skin of the Calydonian Boar trophy of the Calydonian Boar👥 the Hunters of the Calydonian Boar led by Meleagros👤 Althaia daughter of Thestios, mother of Meleagros👥 the Sons of Thestios boar hunters killed by Meleagros👤 Euenos (river god) river god👤 Hippocoon (Spartan) Spartan, killed by Heracles👤 Icarios (Spartan) father of Penelope👤 Thestios (Aitolian) son of Ares or Agenor, father of Leda👤 Tyndareos king of Sparta🌍 Euboia (island) island near the Greek mainland👤 Oineus (Calydonian) king of Calydon👤 Cycnos (Aitolian) son of Apollo and Thyrie👥 the Hyantians people who reside west of Thebes👤 Aigeus (Athenian) king of Athens🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica👤 Medeia wife of Jason, kills her own children🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) city in Thessaly, homeland of Jason🏺 the Chariot drawn by Winged Serpents given to Medeia🌍 Mount Cyllene (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia🌍 River Cephisos (Phocis/Boiotia) river in Phocis and Boiotia🌍 Ialysos (Rhodes) city on Rhodes🌍 Cos (city) city on the island of Cos🌍 Mount Othrys (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🌍 Calaureia (island) island off Troizen in the Argolid🌍 Carthaia (Ceos) city on Ceos🌍 Pitane (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Lake Cycnos (Aitolia) north of Pleuron and Calydon🏛️ the Tomb of Alexander (Troy) described by Ovid as in a sandy spot so likely imagined as on the beach of Troy🌍 the Fields of Maira (Troad?) location of Maira transformed into dog👤 Combe transformed into bird in Ovid👤 Son of Combe (name unknown) attacks mother👤 Leda mother of Helen👤 Artemis Olympian goddess
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.7.7📖 Homer, Iliad 2.638-2.644📖 Homer, Iliad 14.109-14.132📖 Homer, Iliad 23.624-23.650📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 22 Most📖 Bacchylides, Odes 5📖 Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 20📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 8📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 9.529📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 9.557📖 Strabo 10.2.24📖 Strabo 10.3.1📖 Strabo 10.2.6📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 13.218📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 12📖 Phrynichos I FragTrag fr. 4 = fr. 5 Snell-Kannicht📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.350-7.403📖 Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1417.24-1417.28
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadHesiod, EhoiaiBacchylides, OdesBacchylides, DithyrambsPs-Plutarch, On RiversD-Scholia, IliadStraboAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesPhrynichos IOvid, MetamorphosesEustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, IliadArchemachos of EuboiaNicanderAreus, Cycnos
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Iliad 14.109-14.132📖 Homer, Iliad 2.638-2.644📖 Archemachos of Euboia FGrHist 424 fr. 9📖 Nicander fr. 52 Gow-Scholfield📖 Areus, Cycnos
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