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🌍 Isthmia (Argolid)

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  • Information
    site of the Isthmian Games
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570316
    Cult site of
    πŸ‘€ Palaimon (god) divine identity of MelicertesπŸ‘€ Leucothea (goddess) goddess, divine identity of InoπŸ‘₯ the Cyclopes (wall-builders)πŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian god
    Place of burial of
    πŸ‘€ Melicertes son of Athamas, becomes god PalaimonπŸ‘€ Glaucos (Corinthian) son of Sisyphos, mortal father of Bellerophon
    Games established by
    πŸ‘€ Sisyphos son of Aiolos, king of Corinth, punished in the UnderworldπŸ‘€ Theseus Athenian heroπŸ‘€ Helios personification of the sunπŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian god
    Relics preserved on site
    πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Taraxippos (Isthmia) at Isthmia
    Encompasses
    πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Melicertes (Isthmia) β€‚πŸŒ the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Isthmiaβ€‚πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Palaimon at Isthmia β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Taraxippos (Isthmia) β€‚πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Poseidon at Isthmiaβ€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue Group in the Temple of Poseidon, Isthmia, dedicated by Herodes Atticus (LIMC Amphitrite 74)β€‚πŸŽ¨ Statue Group of Palaimon, Leucothea, and Poseidon in the Temple of Palaimon at Isthmia (Not Extant; LIMC Ino 32)
    Reported to have depictions of
    πŸ‘€ Amphitrite wife of Poseidon, Oceanid or Nereid according to different traditionsπŸ‘€ Aphrodite Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Bellerophon kills the ChimairaπŸ‘€ Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian godπŸ‘€ Ino daughter of Cadmos, becomes goddess LeucotheaπŸ‘€ Palaimon (god) divine identity of MelicertesπŸ‘€ Pegasos (horse) winged horseπŸ‘€ Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘₯ the Nereids daughters of NereusπŸ‘€ Triton (sea god) minor sea god or godsπŸ‘€ Galene NereidπŸ‘€ Thalassa personification of the seaπŸ‘€ Leucothea (goddess) goddess, divine identity of Ino
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Melicertes son of Athamas, becomes god PalaimonπŸ‘€ Sisyphos son of Aiolos, king of Corinth, punished in the UnderworldπŸ‘€ Briareos Hundred-handerπŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian god🌍 the Isthmos of Corinth land bridge connecting the Peloponnese with mainland GreeceπŸ‘€ Helios personification of the sunπŸ‘€ Cteatos son of Molione and Actor or Poseidon, twin of Eurytos, sometimes conjoinedπŸ‘€ Eurytos (s. of Molione) son of Molione and Actor or Poseidon, twin of Cteatos, sometimes conjoined🌍 Cleonai (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Elis (city) city in ElisπŸ‘€ Palaimon (god) divine identity of MelicertesπŸ‘€ Molione mother of Cteatos and Eurytos (the Molionidai)🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese) region in the PeloponneseπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Taraxippos (Isthmia) at IsthmiaπŸ‘€ Theseus Athenian heroπŸ‘€ Sceiron opponent of TheseusπŸ‘€ Sinis brigand killed by TheseusπŸ‘€ Calais ArgonautπŸ‘€ Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek heroπŸ‘€ Orpheus husband of EurydiceπŸ‘€ Peleus son of Aiacos, father of AchillesπŸ‘€ Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Neleus (Pylian) son of Poseidon and Tyro, father of NestorπŸ‘€ Telamon (Salamian) father of Aias, Calydonian Boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Phaethon (s. of Helios) son of Helios🏺 the Argo ship that carried the ArgonautsπŸ‘₯ the Argonauts sailors on the ArgoπŸ‘€ Jason (Argonaut) leader of the ArgonautsπŸ‘₯ the Nereids daughters of NereusπŸ‘€ Eurytos (s. of Augeias) son of Augeias🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the ArgolidπŸ‘€ Leucothea (goddess) goddess, divine identity of InoπŸ›οΈ the Altar of Melicertes near Crommyon (Argolid)πŸ‘₯ the Cyclopes (wall-builders)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in BoiotiaπŸ‘€ Aletes (Corinthian) son of Hippotes🌍 Acragas (Sicily) city in Sicily, now called AgrigentoπŸ‘€ Hippodameia (Elian) daughter of Oinomaos, wife of PelopsπŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Myrtilos son of HermesπŸ‘€ Oinomaos (Elian) king of Pisa🌍 Pisa (Elis) city in ElisπŸ‘₯ the Suitors of Hippodameia unsuccessfully compete to marry Hippodameia, killed by Oinomaos🏺 the Chariot of Pelops chariot used to win competition for HippodameiaπŸ‘₯ the Horses of Oinomaos driven by MyrtilosπŸ‘₯ the Horses of Pelops given to Pelops by PoseidonπŸ‘€ Glaucos (Corinthian) son of Sisyphos, mortal father of Bellerophon🌍 Isthmia (Argolid) site of the Isthmian Games
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.4.3πŸ“– Pausanias 2.1.3πŸ“– Pausanias 2.1.6πŸ“– Pausanias 2.15.1πŸ“– Pausanias 1.44.8πŸ“– Pausanias 5.2.1-5.2.5πŸ“– Pausanias 8.48.2πŸ“– Pausanias 6.20.19πŸ“– Plutarch, Theseus 25.4-25.5πŸ“– Pausanias 1.44.7-1.44.8πŸ“– Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 22 WestπŸ“– Callimachus, Aetia fr. 54i HarderπŸ“– Bacchylides, Odes 10πŸ“– Pindar fr. 5 Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.33.1-4.33.4πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 42βš’οΈ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)πŸ“– Callimachus fr. 384 PfeifferπŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 7.205
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusEumelos, CorinthiacaCallimachus, AetiaBacchylides, OdesPindarDiodoros, LibraryLucian, The DanceCallimachusPliny, Natural History
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    HellanicosAndron of Halicarnassos
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Hellanicos fr. 165 FowlerπŸ“– Andron of Halicarnassos fr. 6 Fowlerβš’οΈ Inscription on the Statue of Timon at Olympia (Not Extant)
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