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id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11322506">Nicander, Metamorphoses</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="11323060" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11323060">Athanadas of Ambracia</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="8253960" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_8253960">🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) </span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="10191987" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_10191987">🌍 Aigina (city) </span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="11305089" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_11305089">🌍 Ambracia (Epiros) </span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-11355" data-type_id="11355" data-object_id="11306417" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-11355_11306417">Greek</span><span 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    region in northern Greece
    Place of death of
    👤 Mermeros (s. of Medeia)
    Settled by
    👤 Deucalion (Thessalian) survives flood, repopulates earth
    Ruled by
    👤 Helenos (Trojan) son of Priam👤 Neoptolemos son of Achilles👤 Molossos (Epirote) son of Neoptolemos
    Conquered by
    👤 Melaneus (s. of Apollo) archer, son of Apollo👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Related Entities
    👥 the Euboian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 the Ionian Sea sea between Greece and southern Italy🌍 Apollonia (Illyria) city in Illyria👤 Acarnan (eponym) son of Alcmaion👤 Amphoteros (s. of Alcmaion) son of Alcmaion🌍 Acarnania region in central Greece👤 Helenos (Trojan) son of Priam👤 Neoptolemos son of Achilles🌍 Thessaly region in northern Greece👤 Andromache daughter of Eetion, wife of Hector👤 Molossos (Epirote) son of Neoptolemos👤 Cestrinos eponym of Cestrine, son of Helenos🌍 Cestrine (Epeiros) city and region in Epeiros to north of Thyamis River👤 Pergamos son of Neoptolemos and Andromache🌍 Pergamon (Mysia) city in Mysia👤 Pielos son of Neoptolemos and Andromache👤 Mermeros (s. of Medeia) son of Jason and Medeia👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 Peirithous (Lapith) Calydonian Boar hunter, companion of Theseus🌍 Molossia (N. Greece) region of northern Greece👤 Kore (rat. Persephone) of Epeiros, daughter of Aidoneus and Phersephone, rationalized form of Persephone👤 Peleus son of Aiacos, father of Achilles👥 the Pelasgians ethnic collective👤 Deucalion (Thessalian) survives flood, repopulates earth🌍 the Oracle of Zeus at Dodona (Epeiros) cult site in Epeiros👤 Melaneus (s. of Apollo) archer, son of Apollo👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👥 the Cattle of Geryon stolen by Heracles🌍 Thesprotia region in northern Greece🌍 Chaonia (Epeiros) a district of Epeiros inhabited by the Chaonians, a Greek tribe.👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Ithaca (island) island in the Ionian Sea🌍 Sicily (island) island near Italy🌍 Doliche (alt. Icaria) alternative name for Icaria🌍 Scheria (unlocatable island) island of the Phaiacians, visited by Odysseus🌍 Same (island) unlocatable island near Ithaca🌍 the Strophades Islands (alt. Echinades) alternative name for the Echinadian Islands🌍 Ausonia (Italy) region of southern Italy🌍 Bouthroten (Molossia) city in Molossia👤 Anchises (Sicyonian) father of Echepolos👤 Ascanios (s. of Aineias) son of Aineias🌍 Ambracia (Epiros) city in Epiros👥 the Companions of Aineias who flee with Aineias from Troy🏺 the Ships of Aineias used to sail from Troy to Italy👤 Aeneas Silvius son of Silvius, king of Latium and Alba Longa
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 6.15b📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.7.7📖 Pausanias 2.3.9📖 Pausanias 2.29.4📖 Plutarch, Theseus 31.4📖 Pausanias 1.11.1-1.11.2📖 Pausanias 2.23.5-2.23.6📖 Naupactica fr. 9 West📖 Pindar, Nemean 4 44-72📖 Pindar, Nemean 7 17-49📖 Strabo 5.2.3-5.2.4📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 16.233📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 4📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.705-13.749
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, Library NaupacticaPlutarch, TheseusPausaniasStraboPindar, Nemean 4Pindar, Nemean 7Antoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesD-Scholia, IliadOvid, Metamorphoses
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    ApollodorosPausaniasHomerPindarPlutarchStraboD-ScholiaAntoninus LiberalisOvidThrasybulosAcestodorosNicanderAthanadas of AmbraciaApollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, Library NaupacticaHomer, IliadPlutarch, TheseusPausaniasStraboPindar, Nemean 4Pindar, Nemean 7Antoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesD-Scholia, IliadOvid, MetamorphosesThrasybulosAcestodorosNicander, MetamorphosesAthanadas of Ambracia🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 Aigina (city) 🌍 Ambracia (Epiros) GreekLatinEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Early Archaic (ca. 700-620 BCE)Middle Archaic (ca. 620-560 BCE)Late Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Early Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)Middle Hellenistic (ca. 220-150 BCE)Late Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Late Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)Geometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)GeographyMythography & HistoriographyEpicPindar
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