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🌍 the Black Sea

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Alternative name
🌍 the Euxeinos Sea (alt. Black Sea)
Information
sea north-east of the Aegean
Pleiades
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/1224
Place of death of
👤 Helle daughter of Athamas
Conquered by
👤 Ninos (Babylonian) mythical king of Babylon👤 Ariaios king of Arabia
Related entities
👤 Helle daughter of Athamas👤 Phrixos (s. of Athamas) son of Athamas👤 the Golden Ram sacrificed at Colchis; source of the Golden Fleece🌍 River Phasis (Colchis) river in Colchis🏺 the Argo ship that carried the Argonauts👥 the Argonauts sailors on the Argo🌍 Colchis (Pontos) region on the Black Sea👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🏺 the War-Belt of Hippolyte obtained by Heracles🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 River Thermodon (Pontos) river south of the Black Sea🌍 Themiscyra (Pontos) city and territory of the Amazons👤 Orpheus husband of Eurydice👥 the Cabeiroi obscure gods sometimes conflated with the Couretes etc👤 Glaucos ("of the sea") from Anthedon, turned into sea divinity👤 Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Artemis Olympian goddess🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Tauris (Pontos) peninsula in the north of the Black Sea, modern Crimean peninsula🌍 Ephesos (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Persia region in Asia🌍 River Istros (Europe) river in Europe👥 the Hyperboreans mythical people of the far north👥 the Arimaspians race of one-eyed horsemen, encountered by Io🌍 the Adriatic Sea sea between Italy and the Balkans🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 Caria (Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor🌍 Lycia (SW Asia Minor) large region in south-west Asia Minor🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia🌍 Phoinicia region in the Levant🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor) Maionia, region in Asia Minor🌍 Cilicia (SE Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor🌍 Media region, homeland of the Medes🌍 the Troad region around Troy🌍 Assyria region🌍 Cappadocia (Pontos) region south of the Black Sea🌍 Susa (Persia) city in Asia Minor, capital of Persian Empire🌍 Pamphylia region of Asia Minor🌍 Bithynia (Pontos) region near the Black Sea🌍 Armenia region south of the Black Sea🌍 the Propontis inland sea👤 Ninos (Babylonian) mythical king of Babylon👤 Ariaios king of Arabia🌍 Babylonia region in Mesopotamia🌍 the Caspian Gates pass giving access to the Caspian Sea
Mentioned by
📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 30📖 Lucian, Toxaris, or Friendship 1-7📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 14📖 Diodoros, Library 4.16.1-4.16.4📖 Diodoros, Library 4.48.5-4.49.2📖 Diodoros, Library 5.77.1-5.77.8📖 Strabo 11.6.2📖 Diodoros, Library 2.1.1-2.3.4
Mentioned in text
Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Toxaris, or FriendshipPs-Plutarch, On RiversDiodoros, LibraryStrabo
Reported to be mentioned in text
Dionysios ScytobrachionCtesias of Cnidos, Persica
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 30 Rusten📖 Ctesias of Cnidos, Persica fr. 1
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean
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