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🌍 Pellene (Achaia)

  • <span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="10188043" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_10188043">📖 Pausanias 7.26.12</span>
  • Information
    city in Achaia
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068130
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570576
    In
    🌍 Dodecapolis (Achaia)
    Cult site of
    👤 Eileithyia goddess(es) of childbirth, daughter(s) of Zeus and Hera👤 Demeter Olympian goddess
    Eponym
    👤 Pallas (Titan) Titan, son of Creios and Eurybia👤 Pellen Argive, eponym of Pellene
    Ruled by
    👤 Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at Troy
    Encompasses
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Mysian Demeter at Pellene
    Related entities
    🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid👥 the Mycenae Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Sicyon (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Cleonai (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Orneiai (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Araithyrea (Argolid) unlocatable city in the Argolid, later identified with Phlious🌍 Hyperesia (Argolid) unlocatable city in the Argolid, later identified with Aigeira🌍 Gonoessa (Argolid) unlocatable city in the Argolid🌍 Aigion (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Helice (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Achaia (Peloponnese) region in the northern Peloponnese👤 Pallas (Titan) Titan, son of Creios and Eurybia👤 Pellen Argive, eponym of Pellene👤 Eileithyia goddess(es) of childbirth, daughter(s) of Zeus and Hera👤 Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at Troy🌍 Phlious (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Ausonia (Italy) region of southern Italy👤 Philoctetes son of Poias, abandoned on Lemnos🌍 Lindos (Rhodes) city on Rhodes🌍 Pallene (Chalcidice) western promontory of Chalcidice👤 Demeter Olympian goddess👤 Mysios eponym of Argive Mysia
    Mentioned by
    📖 Homer, Iliad 2.569-2.580📖 Pausanias 7.26.12📖 Pausanias 7.27.8📖 Strabo 8.6.19-8.6.25📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 911-929📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 70-73 Hollis = fr. 260 Pfeiffer
    Mentioned in text
    Homer, IliadPausaniasStraboLycophron, AlexandraCallimachus, Hecale
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Iliad 2.569-2.580
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Pellene (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese
    Reported to have local traditions about
    👤 Pallas (Titan) Titan, son of Creios and Eurybia🌍 Pellene (Achaia) city in Achaia
    Local traditions reported by
    📖 Pausanias 7.26.12
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