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🌍 Plataia (Boiotia)

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  • Information
    city in Boiotia
    Cult site of
    👤 Plataia (eponym)👤 Athena👤 Hera
    Place of burial of
    👤 Leitos
    Founded by
    👤 Polybos (Argive)
    Founded from
    🌍 Argos (city)
    Eponym
    👤 Plataia (eponym)
    Ruled by
    👤 Damasistratos👤 Asopos (river god)👤 Cithairon (eponym I)
    Relics preserved on site
    🏛️ the Tomb of Leitos (Plataia)
    Encompasses
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Areia at Plataia🏛️ the Tomb of Leitos (Plataia)🏛️ Spring Boucerais (Plataia)🏛️ the Temple of Hera Teleia at Plataia (Boiotia)🎨 Wall Painting in the Temple of Athena Areia, Plataia, by Onasias (LIMC Eteokles 6)🎨 Statue of Rhea and Cronos in the Temple of Hera, Plataia (LIMC Kronos 34)🎨 Wall Painting in the Sanctuary of Athena Areia, Plataia, by Polygnotos (LIMC Mnesteres II 25)
    Reported to have depictions of
    👤 Antigone (Theban)👤 Eteocles (Theban)👤 Euryganeia👤 Ismene (d. of Oedipus)👤 Polyneices👤 Oedipus👤 Cronos👤 Rhea🏺 the Stone of Cronos👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Odysseus👥 the Suitors of Penelope on Ithaca
    Related entities
    👤 Damasistratos👥 the Boiotian Contingent at Troy (attackers)🌍 Thespiai (Boiotia)🌍 Onchestos (Boiotia)🌍 Ocaleai (Boiotia)🌍 Schoinos (Boiotia)🌍 Scolos (Boiotia)🌍 Eteonos (Boiotia)🌍 Graia (unlocatable, Boiotia)🌍 Mycalessos (Boiotia)🌍 Harma (Boiotia)🌍 Eilesion (Boiotia)🌍 Erythrai (Boiotia)🌍 Eleon (Boiotia)🌍 Hyle (Boiotia)🌍 Peteon (Boiotia)🌍 Medeon (Boiotia)🌍 Copai (Boiotia)🌍 Eutresis (Boiotia)🌍 Thisbe (Boiotia)🌍 Coroneia (Boiotia)🌍 Haliartos (Boiotia)🌍 Glisas (Boiotia)🌍 Arne (Boiotia)🌍 Mideia (Boiotia)🌍 Nisa (Boiotia)🌍 Anthedon (Boiotia)🌍 Hypothebai (Boiotia)🏛️ the Grove of Poseidon (Onchestos)🌍 Hyria (unlocatable, Boiotia)👤 Plataia (eponym)👤 Asopos (river god)👤 Cithairon (eponym I)👤 Hera👤 Zeus (Olympian)🌍 Mount Cithairon (Attica/Boiotia)🏛️ the Tomb of Leitos (Plataia)🌍 Argos (city)⏳ the Flood of Deucalion👤 Polybos (Argive)👤 the Cow of Plataia👤 Athena🌍 Plataia (Boiotia)👤 Leitos
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.8📖 Homer, Iliad 2.494-2.510📖 Pausanias 9.1.1-9.1.2📖 Pausanias 9.3.1-9.3.8📖 Pausanias 9.4.3📖 Pausanias 10.5.4📖 Pausanias 9.2.7📖 Theon, Commentary on Callimachus, Aetia ad fr. 42 = Aetia fr. 42 Harder
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausaniasTheon, Commentary on Callimachus, Aetia
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Callimachus, Aetia
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 42 Harder
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