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🌍 River Xanthos (Lycia)

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  • Information
    river in Lycia, not in the Troad
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/639167
    Cult site of
    👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo👤 Apollo Olympian god
    Related entities
    👥 the Lycia Contingent at Troy (defenders) defends Troy against the Greek attack🌍 Lycia (SW Asia Minor) large region in south-west Asia Minor👤 Bellerophon kills the Chimaira👤 Iobates king of Lycia👤 Sarpedon (Lycian) son of Zeus and Europa or Laodameia, leader of the Lycia contingent at Troy👤 Glaucos (Lycian) son of Hippolochos, leader of the Lycia contingent at Troy👤 Tremiles eponym of Tremile👤 Praxidice wife of Tremile👤 Amisodaros raises the Chimaira🌍 Telmessos (Lycia) place in Lycia👤 Apollo Olympian god👥 the Amazons tribe of warrior women🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 River Istros (Europe) river in Europe🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional🌍 River Nile (Egypt) river in Egypt🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa🌍 River Euenos (Aitolia) river in Aitolia🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) river in western Peloponnese🌍 River Thermodon (Pontos) river south of the Black Sea🌍 River Strymon (Thrace) river in Thrace🌍 River Phasis (Colchis) river in Colchis🌍 River Spercheios (C. Greece) river in central Greece🌍 Spring and River Dirce (Thebes) river at Thebes🌍 River Ismenos (Thebes) river at Thebes🌍 River Maiandros (Caria) river in Caria🌍 River Peneios (Thessaly) river in Thessaly👤 Phaethon (s. of Helios) son of Helios🌍 River Ganges (India) river in India🌍 River Caicos (Lydia) river in Lydia🌍 River Eurotas (Laconia) river in Laconia🏛️ Spring Peirene (Corinth) at Corinth🌍 River Euphrates (Mesopotamia) river in Mesopotamia🌍 Spring and River Amymone (Argolid) waterway in the Argolid🌍 River Orontes (Syria) river in Syria🌍 River Erymanthos (Arcadia) river in Arcadia on the border with Elis🌍 River Caystros (Asia Minor)🏺 the Chariot of Helios🌍 River Hebros (N. Greece) river in Northern Greece🌍 River Melas (Arcadia) unlocatable river in Arcadia🌍 River Tanais (Scythia) modern River Don🌍 River Tiber (Italy)🌍 River Po (Italy)👥 the Horses of Helios pull chariot of Helios🌍 River Tagus (Iberia) river on the Iberian Peninsula🌍 River Rhine river in northern Europe🌍 River Rhone river in central Europe👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo👤 Artemis Olympian goddess🌍 Delos (island) sanctuary of Apollo on island in the Aegean🏛️ Spring Melite (Lycia) where Leto bathes Apollo and Artemis👥 the Lycian Herdsmen repel Leto or Demeter from spring, transformed into frogs🌍 Caria (Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor🌍 Miletos (Crete) city on Crete🌍 Mount Cragos (Lycia) mountain in Lycia👤 Byblis daughter of Miletos, sister of Caunos👤 Caunos son of Miletos, brother of Byblis🌍 Mount Chimaira (E. Lycia) mountain associated with the Chimaira in some sources🌍 Limyra (Lycia) city in Lycia🌍 Bybassos (Caria) city in Caria
    Mentioned by
    📖 Homer, Iliad 2.876-2.877📖 Homer, Iliad 6.143-6.190📖 Homer, Iliad 5.470-5.492📖 Homer, Iliad 12.310-12.314📖 Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 24 West📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 28📖 Pindar, Olympian 8 25-52📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.201-2.271📖 Strabo 14.3.6📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 35📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.450-9.665
    Mentioned in text
    Homer, IliadPanyassis, HeracleiaPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesPindar, Olympian 8Ovid, MetamorphosesStraboAntoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    NicanderMenecrates of Xanthos
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Nicander fr. 61 Gow-Scholfield📖 Menecrates of Xanthos FGrHist 769 fr. 2
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