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🌍 the Island of the Sirens (unlocatable)

  • <span class="a type-11352" data-type_id="11352" data-object_id="11319573" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-11352_11319573">🎨 Wall painting from Pompeii (?) (BM 1867,0508.1354)</span>
  • Alternative names
    Anthemoussa
    Information
    unlocatable island encountered by Odysseus
    Identified with
    🌍 Naples (Italy) 🌍 the Seirenoussai (islands) 🌍 Pelorias (Sicily) 🌍 Cape Surrenton (Italy)
    Place of death of
    👥 the Sirens 👤 Parthenope (Siren) 👤 Leucosia 👤 Ligeia
    Related Entities
    👤 Aphrodite 🏺 the Argo 👥 the Argonauts 👤 Boutes (Argonaut) 👤 Calais 👤 Circe 👤 Eurylochos (Ithacan) 👤 Zeus 🌍 the Underworld 🌍 Crete (island) 👤 Orpheus 👥 the Harpies👤 Phineus (Thracian) 🌍 the Land of the Lotus-eaters (unlocatable) 👤 Medeia 👤 Odysseus 👥 the Sirens 🌍 the Planctai 👤 Zetes 🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) 🌍 Cythera (island) 🌍 Troy (Troad) 🌍 Ithaca (island) 🌍 Opountian Locris 🌍 Euboia (island) 🌍 the Land of the Cicones (Thrace) 🌍 Doulichion (island) 🌍 Cephallenia (island) 🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians 🌍 Scythia 🌍 Libya (region) 🌍 Cape Malea (Laconia) 🌍 Mount Atlas (unlocatable) 🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) 🌍 Colchis (Pontos) 🌍 River Styx (Underworld) 🌍 the Tyrrhenian Sea 🌍 Ismaros (Thrace) 🌍 the Land of the Cyclopes 🌍 the Islands of Aiolos (unlocatable) 🌍 the Island of the Laistrygonians 🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable) 🌍 the Land of the Hyperboreans 🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) 🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) 🌍 the Promontory of Scylla (unlocatable) 🌍 the Promontory of Charybdis (unlocatable) 🌍 Thrinacia (island) 🌍 Ogygia (island) 🌍 Scheria (unlocatable island) 🌍 the Apsyrtides (islands) 🌍 Lilbaion (Sicily) 🌍 Corcyra (island) 🌍 Anaphe (island) 🌍 the Ligurian Sea 🌍 Aigina (island) 🌍 Mount Neriton (Ithaca) 👤 Parthenope (Siren) 🌍 Naples (Italy) 🌍 the Seirenoussai (islands) 🌍 the Strait of Messina 🌍 Syrtis Maior (N. Africa) 🌍 Pithecoussai (island) 🌍 the Land of the Cimmerians 🌍 River Periphlegethon (Underworld) 🌍 the Grove of Persephone 🌍 River Cocytos (Underworld) 🌍 River Lethe (Underworld) 👤 Leucosia 👤 Perimedes (Ithacan) 🌍 Ortygia (island) 🌍 Rheithron (Ithaca) 🌍 Telepylos 👥 the Companions of Odysseus 🌍 the Island just off the Land of the Cyclopes🌍 Pelorias (Sicily) 🌍 Lake Avernus (Italy)🏛️ the Road of Heracles (Cumae) 🌍 the Apennine Mountains 🌍 Cape Surrenton (Italy) 🏛️ the Tomb of Baios (Italy)🌍 Lake Acherousia (Italy) 🌍 Mount Ossa (Italy) 👤 Ligeia
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.19📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.25📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 648-767📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 712-737📖 Homer, Odyssey 12.166-12.200📖 Homer, Odyssey 23.310-23.343📖 Dionysios, Periegesis 357-361📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.18-7.19📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 7.1-7.33📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.24-1.9.26📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 98 Most📖 Homer, Odyssey 5.262-13.440📖 Lucian, Charon, or the Inspectors 21📖 Strabo 6.1.1📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 24 Most📖 Pomponius Mela 2.69📖 Strabo 1.2.12-1.2.14
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryDionysios, PeriegesisLycophron, AlexandraHomer, OdysseyHesiod, EhoiaiStraboLucian, Charon, or the InspectorsPomponius Mela
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Eratosthenes, Geography fr. 6 Roller
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall painting from Pompeii (?) (BM 1867,0508.1354)
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