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🌍 River Cephisos (Phocis/Boiotia)

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  • Information
    river in Phocis and Boiotia
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235405
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540700
    Said to flow from or into
    🏛️ the Castalian Spring (Delphi)
    Place of conception of
    👤 Narcissos of Thespiai, fell in love with his own reflection
    Place of birth of
    👤 Euphemos (Argonaut) son of Poseidon, Argonaut, Calydonian boar hunter
    Personification
    👤 Cephisos (river god)
    From which is created
    🌍 Lake Copais (Boiotia)
    Related entities
    👥 the Phocian Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Delphi (Phocis) city and sanctuary in Phocis; for prophecies see "the Oracle of Apollo (Delphi)"🌍 Daulia (Phocis) city in Phocis🌍 Cyparissos (Phocis) unlocatable city in Phocis🌍 Crisa (Phocis) city in Phocis🌍 Panopeus (Phocis) city in Phocis🌍 Anemoreia (Phocis) unlocatable city in Phocis🌍 Hyampolis (Phocis) city in Phocis🌍 Lilaia (Phocis) city in Phocis👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🌍 Lake Copais (Boiotia)🏛️ the Castalian Spring (Delphi)👤 Apollo Olympian god🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Onchestos (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Ocaleai (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods🌍 Cenaion (Euboia) city in Euboia🌍 Pieria (N. Greece) region in northern Greece🌍 Mount Parnassos (Phocis) mountain in Phocis🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) city in Thessaly, homeland of Jason🌍 the Grove of Tilphousan Apollo (Boiotia) cult site of Apollo in Boiotia🌍 Mycalessos (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Haliartos (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Teumessos (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Phlegyas (Boiotia) unlocatable city in Boiotia, near Orchomenos🌍 Lake Cephisis (Boiotia) Homeric toponym on the Orchomenian Plain, often identified with Lake Copais🏛️ the Grove of Poseidon (Onchestos) part of the sanctuary at Onchestos🌍 Lectos (unlocatable) unlocatable place in Northern Greece🌍 Perraibia (Thessaly) region in Thessaly🌍 the Lelantine Plain (Euboia)🌍 Euripos Strait (Euboia) strait between Euboia and mainland🌍 Enianai (Thessaly?) unlocatable city and/or ethnic group mentioned by Homer, associated with central or northern Greece👤 Athena Olympian goddess🌍 Orchomenos (Boiotia) city in Boiotia👤 Euippe (Boiotian) daughter of Leucon👤 Peisidice (Boiotian) daughter of Leucon👤 Eteocles (Orchomenian) king of Orchomenos, son of Andreus or Cephisos🌍 the Sanctuary of the Charites at Orchomenos (Boiotia)👤 Euphemos (Argonaut) son of Poseidon, Argonaut, Calydonian boar hunter👤 Europa (m. of Euphemos) daughter of Tityos👥 the Muses personifications of poetry and music👤 Cadmos (Theban) king of Thebes, originally from Phoinicia or Egypt👤 the Cow of Thebes followed by Cadmos🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi👤 Cephisos (river god) river god of various locations👤 Narcissos of Thespiai, fell in love with his own reflection👤 Liriope mother of Narcissos👤 Aigeus (Athenian) king of Athens🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica👤 Medeia wife of Jason, kills her own children🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🌍 Pleuron (Aitolia) city in Aitolia🏺 the Chariot drawn by Winged Serpents given to Medeia🌍 Mount Cyllene (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia🌍 Ialysos (Rhodes) city on Rhodes🌍 Cos (city) city on the island of Cos🌍 Mount Othrys (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🌍 Calaureia (island) island off Troizen in the Argolid🌍 Carthaia (Ceos) city on Ceos🌍 Pitane (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Lake Cycnos (Aitolia) north of Pleuron and Calydon🏛️ the Tomb of Alexander (Troy) described by Ovid as in a sandy spot so likely imagined as on the beach of Troy🌍 the Fields of Maira (Troad?) location of Maira transformed into dog
    Mentioned by
    📖 Homer, Iliad 2.517-2.524📖 Pausanias 9.38.7📖 Pausanias 10.8.10📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 214-299📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 41 Most📖 Pindar, Pythian 4 1-63📖 Corinna fr. 692 PMG📖 Diodoros, Library 4.18.2-4.18.7📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.1-3.137📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.339-3.510📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.350-7.403📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.313-1.415
    Mentioned in text
    Homer, IliadPausanias Homeric Hymn 3 to ApolloHesiod, EhoiaiPindar, Pythian 4CorinnaDiodoros, LibraryOvid, Metamorphoses
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hesiod, Ehoiai
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 42 Most
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Lilaia (Phocis) city in Phocis
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