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id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_9878211">Lycophron, <span style="font-style: italic;">Alexandra</span></span></span><span data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10801386&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_8316567&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;]"><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="10801386" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_10801386">Pausanias<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span><span data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10324113&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_10324112&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;]"><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="10324113" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_10324113">Plutarch, <span style="font-style: italic;">Theseus</span></span></span><span 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data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="11298339" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11298339">Pindar, <span style="font-style: italic;">Olympian 1</span></span></span><span data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11298366&quot;,&quot;7139_9881208&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;6580_8253960&quot;,&quot;6580_11297708&quot;,&quot;11408_11328614&quot;]"><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="11298366" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11298366">Pindar, <span style="font-style: italic;">Olympian 2</span></span></span><span data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11298400&quot;,&quot;7139_9881208&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;6580_8253960&quot;,&quot;6580_11297708&quot;,&quot;11408_11328614&quot;]"><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="11298400" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11298400">Pindar, <span style="font-style: italic;">Olympian 3</span></span></span><span data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11298423&quot;,&quot;7139_9881208&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;6580_8253960&quot;,&quot;6580_11298422&quot;,&quot;11408_11328614&quot;]"><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="11298423" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11298423">Pindar, <span style="font-style: italic;">Olympian 5</span></span></span><span data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_10214977&quot;,&quot;7139_9881208&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;6580_8253960&quot;,&quot;6580_11295783&quot;,&quot;11408_11328614&quot;]"><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="10214977" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_10214977">Pindar, <span style="font-style: italic;">Olympian 6</span></span></span><span 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id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11297874">Lucian, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Dance</span></span></span><span data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11305235&quot;,&quot;11354_11306422&quot;,&quot;7139_11300570&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;,&quot;11356_11310591&quot;]"><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="11305235" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11305235">D-Scholia, <span style="font-style: italic;">Iliad</span></span></span><span data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;7140_11295523&quot;,&quot;7139_11295522&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;11408_11328619&quot;]"><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="11295523" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11295523">Callimachus, <span style="font-style: italic;">Aetia</span></span></span><span 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  • Information
    home of the Olympic Games
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570531
    Cult site of
    πŸ‘€ Cybele (goddess) 'Mother of the Gods'πŸ‘€ Heracles (Dactyl) one of the DactyloiπŸ‘₯ the Muses personifications of poetry and musicπŸ‘€ Ge personification of EarthπŸ‘€ Themis Titan, personification of lawπŸ‘€ Despoina daughter of Demeter and PoseidonπŸ‘€ Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentageπŸ‘€ Tyche personification of fortune, luckπŸ‘€ Cladeos (river god) river god and eponym of river in ElisπŸ‘€ Ammon (god) Egyptian god identified by the Greeks with ZeusπŸ‘€ Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘€ Eileithyia goddess(es) of childbirth, daughter(s) of Zeus and HeraπŸ‘€ Sosipolis native Elean deityπŸ‘€ Aphrodite Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Cronos Titan, father of ZeusπŸ‘€ Myrtilos son of HermesπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘₯ the Dactyloi group of young demigods, often identified with Couretes on Mount IdaπŸ‘€ Epimedes one of the DactyloiπŸ‘€ Idas (Dactyl) one of the Idaian DactyloiπŸ‘€ Paionaios one of the DactyloiπŸ‘€ Iasos (Dactyl) one of the Dactyloi/CouretesπŸ‘€ Physcoa from Elis, lover of DionysosπŸ‘€ Alpheios (river god) river god and eponym of riverπŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Hera Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Hephaistos Olympian godπŸ‘€ Demeter Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Iamos son of Apollo, received divination from him
    Place of death of
    πŸ‘€ Alcathoos (Aitolian) son of Porthaon
    Place of burial of
    πŸ‘€ Ischenos the frightener of horsesπŸ‘€ Olenios (Elian) eponym of Olenian Rock, buried at Tomb of TaraxippusπŸ‘€ Dameon son of Phlious, takes part in Heracles' campaign against EleansπŸ‘€ Oinomaos (Elian) king of PisaπŸ‘€ Alcathoos (Aitolian) son of Porthaon🏺 the Object of TaraxipposπŸ‘€ Aitolos (Elian) son of OxylosπŸ‘€ Endymion son of Aethlios, beloved of SeleneπŸ‘€ Hippodameia (Elian) daughter of Oinomaos, wife of PelopsπŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the Peloponnese
    Games established by
    πŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek heroπŸ‘€ Heracles (Dactyl) one of the DactyloiπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
    Games held by
    πŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Clymenos (Cretan) Cretan, son of CardysπŸ‘€ Endymion son of Aethlios, beloved of SeleneπŸ‘€ Amythaon son of Cretheus, father of Bias and MelampousπŸ‘€ Pelias (Thessalian) king of IolcosπŸ‘€ Neleus (Pylian) son of Poseidon and Tyro, father of NestorπŸ‘€ Augeias (Elian) Argonaut, king of ElisπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek heroπŸ‘€ Oxylos (Elian) assists HeraclidaiπŸ‘€ Hippodameia (Elian) daughter of Oinomaos, wife of Pelops
    Named by
    πŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Ruled by
    πŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the Peloponnese
    Relics preserved on site
    πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Aitolos (Olympia) at OlympiaπŸ›οΈ the House of Oinomaos (Olympia) only surviving relic of the house of Oinomaos at Olympia is a single pillarπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Oinomaos (Olympia) at OlympiaπŸ›οΈ the Altar of Idaian Heracles and the Dactyloi at OlympiaΒ πŸ›οΈ the Stable of the Horses of Oinomaos (Olympia)πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Pelops (Olympia)πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Pelops at OlympiaπŸ›οΈ the Wild Olive Tree at Olympia used to make wreaths for Olympian victorsπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Endymion (Olympia) in the Stadium of Olympia🏺 the Toy Couch of Hippodameia dedicated at Olympia in the Temple of Hera🏺 the Sword of Pelops🏺 the Horn of AmaltheiaπŸ›οΈ the Ash Altar of Zeus at OlympiaΒ πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Zeus Areios at OlympiaπŸ›οΈ the Ash Altar of Hera at OlympiaΒ  at Olympia, in the Sanctuary of Olympian ZeusπŸ›οΈ the Temple of Hera at Olympia in the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus🏺 the Bones of HippodameiaπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Taraxippos (Olympia) at Olympia
    Encompasses
    πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Pelops at Olympiaβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Double Altars at OlympiaΒ  β€‚πŸŒ the Hill of Cronos (Olympia) β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Taraxippos (Olympia) β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Zeus at Olympia β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Endymion (Olympia) β€‚πŸŒ the Stadium at Olympia β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Aitolos (Olympia) β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Cronos at Olympiaβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Idaian Heracles and the Dactyloi at OlympiaΒ β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Hera at Olympia β€‚πŸ›οΈ the House of Oinomaos (Olympia) β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Sicyonian Treasury (Olympia) β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympiaβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Epidamnian Treasuries (Olympia) β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Metapontine Treasury (Olympia) β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Megarian Treasury (Olympia) β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Hippodameia (Olympia) β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Pelops at Olympia β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Ash Altar of Zeus at OlympiaΒ β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Zeus Areios at Olympiaβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Zeus Hercios at OlympiaΒ  β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Ash Altar of Hera at OlympiaΒ  β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Demeter Chamyne at Olympiaβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Oinomaos (Olympia) β€‚πŸŒ the Hippodrome (Olympia)β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Stable of the Horses of Oinomaos (Olympia)β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Pelops (Olympia)β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Wild Olive Tree at Olympia β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Oracle of Iamos (Olympia) β€‚πŸŽ¨ Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Metopes of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (Olympia East 1-6; West 1-6; LIMC Amazones 97)β€‚πŸŽ¨ East Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia by Paionios (LIMC Alpheios 8)β€‚πŸŽ¨ West Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia by Alcamenes (LIMC Apollon 914)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Cult Statue of Zeus at Olympia by Pheidias (LIMC Zeus 89)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue of Hermes and Dionysos at the Temple of Hera, Olympia, by Praxiteles (LIMC Dionysos 675)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue of Heracles and the Amazons in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia, by Aristocles of Cydonia (LIMC Amazones 94)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue Group of Zeus and the Asopids in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia (LIMC Aigina 28)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Reliefs on Semicircular Pedestal in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia (Not Extant)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue of Zeus and Ganymedes in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia, by Agathocles (LIMC Ganymedes 75)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue Group of Zeus, Pelops, and Alpheios in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia (LIMC Alpheios 9)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue Group of Leaders of the Greek Contingent, in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia, by Onatas (LIMC Aias I 21)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue of Heracles and the Nemean Lion in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia, by Nicodamos of Mainalos (LIMC Herakles 1906)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue Group of Heracles in the Garden of the Hesperides in the Epidamnian Treasury, Olympia (LIMC Atlas 6)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue Group of Herakles and Acheloos in the Megarian Treasury, Olympia (Not Extant)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statues dedicated by Micythos of Tegea in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia (LIMC Aphrodite 137)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue Group of Zeus, Orpheus, Dionysis and Agon by Dionysius of Argos, dedicated at Olympia by Micythus (Not Extant)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Bronze Statue of Hippodameia crowning Pelops from the Hippodrome at Olympia (Not Extant)
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    Mentioned by
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