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🌍 the Seirenoussai (islands)

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  • Information
    small chain of three islands between Capri and the Italian mainland
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/433124
    Identified with
    🌍 the Island of the Sirens (unlocatable) unlocatable island encountered by Odysseus
    Place of death of
    👥 the Sirens encountered by Odysseus👤 Parthenope (Siren) one of the Sirens👤 Leucosia one of the Sirens👤 Ligeia one of the Sirens
    Related entities
    🌍 the Island of the Sirens (unlocatable) unlocatable island encountered by Odysseus🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades🌍 the Land of the Lotus-eaters (unlocatable) unlocatable place visited by Odysseus👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Ithaca (island) island in the Ionian Sea🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa🌍 River Styx (Underworld) river in the Underworld🌍 the Land of the Cyclopes visited by Odysseus🌍 the Islands of Aiolos (unlocatable) unlocatable islands visited by Odysseus🌍 the Island of the Laistrygonians unlocatable island visited by Odysseus🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable) unlocatable island of Circe, visited by Odysseus🌍 the Promontory of Scylla (unlocatable) unlocatable landmark encountered by Odysseus🌍 the Promontory of Charybdis (unlocatable) unlocatable landmark encountered by Odysseus🌍 Ogygia (island) unlocatable island of Calypso, visited by Odysseus🌍 Scheria (unlocatable island) island of the Phaiacians, visited by Odysseus🌍 Corcyra (island) island in the Ionian Sea🌍 Mount Neriton (Ithaca) unlocatable mountain (perhaps) on Ithaca🌍 the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland🌍 Syrtis Maior (N. Africa) gulf in north Africa🌍 Pithecoussai (island) island in the Tyrrhenian Sea🌍 the Land of the Cimmerians visited by Odysseus🌍 River Periphlegethon (Underworld) river in the Underworld🌍 the Grove of Persephone place associated with the Underworld🌍 River Cocytos (Underworld) river in the Underworld🌍 River Lethe (Underworld) river in the Underworld🌍 Rheithron (Ithaca) harbor on Ithaca🌍 Lake Avernus (Campania)🏛️ the Road of Heracles (Campania) a sand bank along the Locrinus Gulf between Lake Avernus and the sea🌍 the Apennine Mountains mountain range in Italy🏛️ the Tomb of Baios (Italy)🌍 Lake Acherousia (Italy) lake on Cape Misenum🌍 Mount Ossa (Italy) unlocatable mountain in Campania, perhaps to be identified with Vesuvius👥 the Sirens encountered by Odysseus👤 Parthenope (Siren) one of the Sirens👤 Leucosia one of the Sirens👤 Ligeia one of the Sirens👤 Aineias son of Aphrodite and Anchises, leader of the Dardanian contingent at Troy🌍 Sicily (island) island near Italy🌍 Parthenope (alt. Naples) alternative name for Naples🌍 Cumae (Campania) Greek colony in Campania🌍 the Aiolian Islands (alt. Lipari) alternative name for the Lipari islands👤 Ascanios (s. of Aineias) son of Aineias👥 the Companions of Aineias who flee with Aineias from Troy🏺 the Ships of Aineias used to sail from Troy to Italy🌍 Prochyta (island) island in the Tyrrhenian Sea
    Mentioned by
    📖 Dionysios, Periegesis 357-361📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 648-767📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 712-737📖 Strabo 6.1.1📖 Pomponius Mela 2.69📖 Strabo 1.2.12-1.2.14📖 Strabo 5.4.8📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.75-14.106
    Mentioned in text
    Dionysios, PeriegesisLycophron, AlexandraStraboPomponius MelaOvid, Metamorphoses
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Eratosthenes, Geography
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Eratosthenes, Geography fr. 6 Roller
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