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🌍 River Acheron (Underworld)

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  • Information
    river in the Underworld
    In
    🌍 the Underworld
    Identified with
    🌍 Lake Acherousia (Argolid)🌍 River Acheron (Thesprotia) river in northern Greece🌍 Lake Acherousia (Egypt) lake near Memphis
    Identified in
    🌍 Lake Avernus (Campania)
    Personification
    👤 Acheron (river god)
    Eponym of
    🌍 River Acheron (Elis) tributary of the Alpheios flowing from Mt Minthe
    Related entities
    🌍 Lake Acherousia (Argolid)👤 Charon (boatman) boatman of the underworld🌍 River Acheron (Thesprotia) river in northern Greece👤 Circe daughter of Helios and Perseis, encountered by Odysseus👤 Eurylochos (Ithacan) companion of Odysseus👤 Hades Underworld god🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades👤 Persephone daughter of Demeter👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Teiresias Theban prophet🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) river encircling the world🌍 River Periphlegethon (Underworld) river in the Underworld🌍 River Cocytos (Underworld) river in the Underworld👤 Perimedes (Ithacan) one of Odysseus' companions🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Tartaros place of punishment👤 Ploutos personification of wealth🌍 Lake Acherousia (Egypt) lake near Memphis👤 Alcestis daughter of Pelias, wife of Admetos🌍 River Acheron (Elis) tributary of the Alpheios flowing from Mt Minthe🌍 Lake Avernus (Campania)👤 Hecate (goddess)🌍 the Gates of Acheron (Underworld)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 2.35.9-2.35.10📖 Pausanias 10.28.1-10.28.6📖 Pausanias 1.17.5📖 Homer, Odyssey 10.508-11.49📖 Bacchylides fr. 60📖 Lucian, On Funerals 3📖 Lucian, Menippus, or the Descent into Hades 15📖 Timocreon fr. 731 PMG📖 Diodoros, Library 1.96.1-1.96.9📖 Euripides, Alcestis 435-475📖 Pindar fr. 143 Snell-Maehler📖 Strabo 8.3.15📖 Strabo 1.2.18📖 Callimachus, Iambi 1 = fr. 191-191b Pfeiffer📖 Sophocles, Antigone 806-838
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasHomer, OdysseyBacchylidesLucian, On FuneralsLucian, Menippus, or the Descent into HadesTimocreonDiodoros, LibraryEuripides, AlcestisPindarStraboCallimachus, IambiSophocles, Antigone
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, OdysseyDemetrios of Scepsis
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Odyssey 24.1-24.22📖 Demetrios of Scepsis BNJ 2013 fr. 59
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wall Painting of Odysseus in the Underworld in the Lesche of the Cnidians, Delphi, by Polygnotos (LIMC Nekyia 6)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 Cumae (Campania) Greek colony in Campania🌍 Dicaiarchia (Italy) Greek colony, later Puteoli🌍 Baiai (Campania) city in Campania
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