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🌍 the Troad

📖 Pausanias 1.35.5 📖 Pausanias 1.35.4-1.35.5
Alternative name
🌍 Dardania (alt. Troad) 🌍 Teucria (alt. Troad)
Information
region around Troy
Pleiades
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550944
Cult site of
👥 the Cabeiroi obscure gods sometimes conflated with the Couretes etc👥 the Corybantes group of worshippers of Cybele, often conflated with similarly-named groups👤 Aias (the greater) son of Telamon, leader of the Salamis contingent at Troy, 'the greater'👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Cillas (eponym) eponym of Cilla, charioteer of Pelops
Place of conception of
👥 the Horses of Laomedon owned by Laomedon, claimed by Heracles👤 Scamandros (Boiotian) eponym of the river in Boiotia
Place of death of
👤 Cillas (eponym) eponym of Cilla, charioteer of Pelops👤 Procleia wife of Cycnos👤 Hierophile prophet at Delphi, associated also with Marpessos and the Troad👤 Asterope (d. of Cebren) daughter of Cebren👤 Teucros (s. of Scamandros) son of Scamandros and Idaia
Place of burial of
👥 the Locrian Maidens Locrian girls sent as annual tribute to Athena at Troy to atone for Aias' rape of Cassandra👤 Helle daughter of Athamas
Founded by
👤 Dardanos (s. of Electra) son of Zeus and Electra
Settled by
👥 the Aiolians ethnic collective👥 the Dryopes ethnic collective👤 Scamandros (Cretan) father of Teucros and part of Cretan expedition to settle Troad👤 Teucros (s. of Scamandros) son of Scamandros and Idaia
Settled from
🌍 Aiolia region of Greece🌍 the Land of the Bebryces (Bithynia) region in Bithynia🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean
Named by
👤 Tros (Trojan I) eponym of Troy
Eponym
👤 Dardanos (s. of Electra) son of Zeus and Electra
Ruled by
👤 Assaracos son of Tros👤 Dardanos (s. of Electra) son of Zeus and Electra👤 Priam king of Troy👤 Tros (Trojan I) eponym of Troy👤 Cycnos (s. of Poseidon) son of Poseidon and father of Tenes, killed by Achilles👤 Erichthonios (Trojan) father of Tros👤 Astyanax (Trojan) son of Hector and Andromache👤 Oxynios (s. of Hector) accompanies Astyanax to Lydia👤 Teucros (s. of Scamandros) son of Scamandros and Idaia
Conquered by
👤 Ninos (Babylonian) mythical king of Babylon👤 Ariaios king of Arabia
Relics preserved on site
🏛️ the Tomb of Telamonian Aias (Troad) located on the Troad coast near Rhoiteion
Related entities
👤 Alexander (Trojan) Trojan hero, abducts Helen👤 Phereclos (Trojan) builds ships for Alexander🏺 the Ships of Alexander used to travel to Sparta👤 Bateia (Trojan) daughter of Teucros👤 Dardanos (s. of Electra) son of Zeus and Electra🌍 Samothrace (island) island in the Aegean Sea👤 Teucros (s. of Scamandros) son of Scamandros and Idaia👤 Erichthonios (Trojan) father of Tros👤 Tros (Trojan I) eponym of Troy🌍 Dardania (alt. Troad) alternative name for the Troad👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Ganymedes (s. of Tros) son of Tros, abducted by Zeus🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods👤 Boreas personification of the north wind👥 the Horses of Laomedon owned by Laomedon, claimed by Heracles👥 the Mares of Erichthonios🌍 Pedasos (Troad) unlocatable city on the River Satnioeis👤 Altes father of Laothoe🏛️ the Tomb of Telamonian Aias (Troad) located on the Troad coast near Rhoiteion🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Helle daughter of Athamas👥 the Nereids daughters of Nereus🌍 the Hellespont strait connecting the Black Sea to the Aegean👤 Rhea Titan👤 Scamandros (eponym) character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Assaracos son of Tros👥 the Greek Contingent at Troy led by Agamemnon🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad🌍 River Satnioeis (Troad) river in the Troad👥 the Leleges of Asia Minor ethnic collective🌍 Antandros (Troad) city sacked by Achilles👤 Cillas (eponym) eponym of Cilla, charioteer of Pelops👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the Peloponnese👤 Cycnos (s. of Poseidon) son of Poseidon and father of Tenes, killed by Achilles👤 Philonome daughter of Tragasos, wife of Cycnos👤 Tenes son of Cycnos or Apollo🌍 Tenedos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🏺 the Chest of Tenes used by Cycnos to set Tenes on the sea👤 Procleia wife of Cycnos👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Harmonides builder of ships for Alexander, figure created by misinterpretation of Homeric patronymic🌍 Lemnos (island) island in the Aegean Sea👥 the Cabeiroi obscure gods sometimes conflated with the Couretes etc🌍 Imbros (island) island in the Aegean👥 the Corybantes group of worshippers of Cybele, often conflated with similarly-named groups👤 Agelaos (Trojan II) raises Paris, slave of Priam👥 the Aiolians ethnic collective🌍 River Hermos (Lydia) river in Lydia🌍 River Caicos (Lydia) river in Lydia🌍 Cyzicos (Mysia) city in Mysia🌍 Aiolia region of Greece👤 Priam king of Troy🌍 Hypoplacian Thebes (Troad) city sacked by Achilles🌍 Lyrnessos (Troad) city sacked by Achilles🌍 Zeleia (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Adrasteia (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Arisbe (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 River Aisepos (Asia Minor) river in Asia Minor🌍 Percote (Hellespont) city on the Hellespont🌍 Practios (Hellespont) city or river on the Hellespont🌍 Sestos (Hellespont) city on the Hellespont🌍 Abydos (Troad) city on the Hellespont🌍 the Land of the Bebryces (Bithynia) region in Bithynia👥 the Dryopes ethnic collective👤 Aias (the greater) son of Telamon, leader of the Salamis contingent at Troy, 'the greater'🌍 River Rhesos (Troad) unlocatable river in the Troad🌍 River Heptaporos (Troad) unlocatable river in the Troad👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent🌍 Caria (Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor👥 the Leleges of Argos ethnic collective on mainland Greece🌍 Halicarnassos (Caria) city in Caria🌍 Myndos (Caria) city in Caria🌍 Bargylia (Caria) city in Caria🌍 Syangela (Caria) city in Caria🌍 Pedasa (Caria) city near Halicarnassos👥 the Locrian Maidens Locrian girls sent as annual tribute to Athena at Troy to atone for Aias' rape of Cassandra👤 Aineias son of Aphrodite and Anchises, leader of the Dardanian contingent at Troy🌍 Latium (Italy) region in central Italy around Rome🌍 Alba Longa (Italy) city founded by Ascanios🌍 Lavinium (Italy) city south of Rome, sometimes treated as the same as Laurentum👤 the Sow of Aineias animal with 30 piglets relevant to the founding of cities in Latium🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean👤 Scamandros (Cretan) father of Teucros and part of Cretan expedition to settle Troad👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🌍 River Scamandros (Troad) river in the Troad🌍 Chersonesos (Thrace) peninsula across from Troy, modern Gallipoli👤 Hierophile prophet at Delphi, associated also with Marpessos and the Troad👤 Aisacos son of Priam👤 Asterope (d. of Cebren) daughter of Cebren👤 Tethys Titan👤 Ilos (Trojan II) son of Tros🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 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 Black Sea sea north-east of the Aegean🌍 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🌍 Persia region in Asia🌍 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👤 Hemithea (d. of Cycnos)👤 Astyanax (Trojan) son of Hector and Andromache👤 Oxynios (s. of Hector) accompanies Astyanax to Lydia👤 Oinone (Trojan) daughter of Cebren, wife of Alexander👤 Eos personification of the dawn👤 Tithonos (s. of Laomedon) son of Laomedon, abducted by Eos👤 Deimachos (Boiotian)👤 Glaucia (Trojan) daughter of Scamandros👤 Scamandros (Boiotian) eponym of the river in Boiotia🌍 Dardanos (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 the Troad region around Troy
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.12.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.12.2📖 Homer, Iliad 5.59-5.68📖 Homer, Iliad 20.215-20.240📖 Homer, Iliad 21.82-21.89📖 Pausanias 1.35.4-1.35.5📖 Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite 201-217📖 Little Iliad fr. 1 West📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 6.1-6.2 MacLeod📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 13📖 Diodoros, Library 4.75.1-4.75.6📖 Pomponius Mela 1.96📖 Diodoros, Library 5.48.1-5.48.5📖 Strabo 7.7.2📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.38a📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.38b📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.443📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 90-114📖 Cypria fr. 8 West📖 Strabo 10.3.21📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 12.93📖 Strabo 13.1.3📖 Strabo 13.1.7📖 Strabo 13.1.8📖 Strabo 13.1.32📖 Strabo 13.1.44📖 Strabo 13.1.58-13.1.59📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1141-1173📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1226-1280📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1283-1308📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 21.1📖 Pausanias 10.12.1-10.12.8📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.749-11.795📖 Conon, Narrations 12📖 Diodoros, Library 2.1.1-2.3.4📖 Conon, Narrations 21📖 Conon, Narrations 28📖 Conon, Narrations 46📖 Ovid, Heroides 5📖 Ovid, Heroides 16.1-16.212📖 Plutarch, Greek Questions 41
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausanias Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite Little IliadLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsPs-Plutarch, On RiversDiodoros, LibraryPomponius MelaStraboD-Scholia, IliadLycophron, Alexandra CypriaOvid, MetamorphosesConon, NarrationsOvid, HeroidesPlutarch, Greek Questions
Reported to be mentioned in text
Theopompos of ChiosHomer, IliadDemetrios of ScepsisCtesias of Cnidos, Persica
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Theopompos of Chios FGrHist 115 fr. 350📖 Homer, Iliad 5.59-5.68📖 Homer, Iliad 19.282-19.300📖 Homer, Iliad 22.466-22.479📖 Homer, Iliad 21.82-21.89📖 Homer, Iliad 2.816-2.818📖 Homer, Iliad 2.819-2.823📖 Homer, Iliad 2.824-2.827📖 Homer, Iliad 2.835-2.839📖 Homer, Iliad 4.488-4.516📖 Homer, Iliad 15.545-15.559📖 Homer, Iliad 2.828-2.834📖 Homer, Iliad 24.543-24.551📖 Demetrios of Scepsis BNJ 2013 fr. 31📖 Ctesias of Cnidos, Persica fr. 1
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 the Troad region around Troy🌍 Alexandria (Troad) city in the Troad
Reported to have local traditions about
🌍 the Troad region around Troy🏛️ the Tomb of Telamonian Aias (Troad) located on the Troad coast near Rhoiteion🏺 the Bones of Telamonian Aias buried in Troy after his suicide
Local traditions reported by
📖 Pausanias 1.35.5 📖 Pausanias 1.35.4-1.35.5
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