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🌍 Cyparisseis (Messenia)

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  • Information
    city and territory in northern Messenia
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1026705
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570397
    Identified with
    🌍 Cyparissia (Elis) area of Triphylia, near Maciston
    Related entities
    👥 the Pylos Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Pylos (Messenia) city in Messenia, kingdom of Nestor🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) river in western Peloponnese🌍 Arene (Messenia?) unlocatable city in or near Messenia, variously identified🌍 Thryon (Messenia) unlocatable city in Messenia🌍 Aipy (Messenia) unlocatable city in Messenia🌍 Amphigeneia (Messenia?) unlocatable city probably in Messenia🌍 Pteleon (Elis) city in Elis🌍 Dorion (Messenia) city in Messenia🌍 Helos (Messenia) unlocatable city in Messenia👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god🏛️ Spring Dionysias (Messenia) in Messenia🌍 Cyparissia (Elis) area of Triphylia, near Maciston
    Mentioned by
    📖 Homer, Iliad 2.591-2.602📖 Pausanias 4.36.7📖 Strabo 8.3.23-8.3.26
    Mentioned in text
    Homer, IliadPausaniasStrabo
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, Iliad
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Iliad 2.591-2.602
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