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🌍 Mycalessos (Boiotia)

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  • Information
    city in Boiotia
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1529070
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540953
    Cult site of
    👤 Heracles (Dactyl)👤 Demeter
    Derives etymology from
    👤 the Cow of Thebes followed by Cadmos👤 Cadmos (Theban) king of Thebes, originally from Phoinicia or Egypt
    Encompasses
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Demeter at Mycalessos (Boiotia)
    Related entities
    👥 the Boiotian Contingent at Troy (attackers)🌍 Thespiai (Boiotia)🌍 Onchestos (Boiotia)🌍 Ocaleai (Boiotia)🌍 Plataia (Boiotia)🌍 Schoinos (Boiotia)🌍 Scolos (Boiotia)🌍 Eteonos (Boiotia)🌍 Graia (unlocatable, 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)👤 Cadmos (Theban)👤 the Cow of Thebes👤 Apollo🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece)🌍 Cenaion (Euboia)🌍 Pieria (N. Greece)🌍 Mount Parnassos (Phocis)🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)🌍 the Grove of Tilphousan Apollo (Boiotia)🌍 Crisa (Phocis)🌍 River Cephisos (Phocis/Boiotia)🌍 Lilaia (Phocis)🌍 Teumessos (Boiotia)🌍 Phlegyas (Boiotia)🌍 Lake Cephisis (Boiotia)🌍 Lectos (unlocatable)🌍 Perraibia (Thessaly)🌍 the Lelantine Plain (Euboia)🌍 Euripos Strait (Euboia)🌍 Enianai (Thessaly?)👤 Heracles (Dactyl)👤 Demeter
    Mentioned by
    📖 Homer, Iliad 2.494-2.510📖 Pausanias 9.19.4📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 214-299
    Mentioned in text
    Homer, IliadPausanias Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo
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