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🌍 Claros (Ionia)

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  • Information
    city and oracle of Apollo on coast of Asia Minor
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599719
    Cult site of
    👤 Apollo Olympian god
    Place of death of
    👤 Calchas prophet, son of Thestor
    Eponym
    👤 Claros (alt. Manto) alternative name for Manto
    Ruled by
    👤 Mopsos (Ionian) son of Manto, prophet
    Related entities
    👤 Apollo Olympian god🌍 Delphi (Phocis) city and sanctuary in Phocis; for prophecies see "the Oracle of Apollo (Delphi)"🌍 Miletos (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Colophon (Ionia) city in Ionia👤 Rhacios husband of Manto👤 Manto (d. of Teiresias) Theban, associated with foundings of cities and sanctuaries in Asia Minor🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi👤 Mopsos (Ionian) son of Manto, prophet🌍 Delos (island) sanctuary of Apollo on island in the Aegean👤 Hierophile prophet at Delphi, associated also with Marpessos and the Troad🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Naxos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Lemnos (island) island in the Aegean Sea👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad🌍 Lesbos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Phocaia (Ionia) city in Ionia🌍 Euboia (island) island near the Greek mainland🌍 Scyros (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🌍 Paros (island) island in the Aegean, one of the Cyclades🌍 Samos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Chios (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Mount Mimas (Ionia) mountain on promontory in Ionia🌍 Aigina (island) island off Attica🌍 Samothrace (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Mount Mycale (Caria) mountain in Caria🌍 Crapathos (island) island in the Aegean Sea, one of the Dodecanese🌍 Cos (city) city on the island of Cos🌍 Imbros (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Mount Corycos (Ionia) mountain in Asia Minor🌍 Aigai (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Eiresiai (unlocatable) unlocatable place🌍 Peparethos (island) island off the coast of Thessaly🌍 Autocane (Ionia) location in Asia Minor🌍 Mount Aisagee (unlocatable) an unlocatable place, presumably in Ionia🌍 Rhenaia (island) small island off Delos🌍 Cnidos (Asia Minor) city in Asia Minor🌍 Acte (Chalcidice) promontory in the Aegean sea, with Mount Athos on the tip👤 Artemis Olympian goddess🌍 Smyrna (Ionia) city in Ionia, a short distance north of the later city of Smyrna🌍 River Meles (Asia Minor) river in Asia Minor👤 Claros (alt. Manto) alternative name for Manto👤 Amphilochos (epigonos) son of Amphiaraos, one of the Epigonoi👤 Calchas prophet, son of Thestor🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 the Sanctuary and Oracle of Apollo at Didyma (Asia Minor)🌍 Tenedos (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Patara (Lycia) city in Lycia👤 Ceyx (Thessalian) son of Heosphoros, king of Trachis🌍 the Aegean Sea🌍 Phoinicia region in the Levant🌍 Cilicia (SE Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor🌍 Assyria region🌍 Pamphylia region of Asia Minor🌍 the Tauros Mountains (Lycia)👤 Alcyone (Thessalian) daughter of Aiolos👤 Heosphoros (f. of Ceyx) father of Ceyx🌍 Trachis (Thessaly) city in Thessaly🌍 Mount Pindos (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly
    Mentioned by
    📖 Dionysios, Periegesis 441-446📖 Pausanias 7.3.1📖 Pausanias 7.3.1-7.3.2📖 Pausanias 7.3.2📖 Pausanias 10.12.1-10.12.8📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 25-49📖 Homeric Hymn 9 to Artemis 1-9📖 Epigonoi fr. 3 Davies📖 Hesiod, Melampodia fr. 214 Most📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 18.1 MacLeod📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.438-1.552📖 Servius, Scholia on Georgics 1.399📖 Strabo 14.1.27📖 Strabo 14.4.3📖 Lucian, Alexander the False Prophet 29📖 Lucian, Alexander the False Prophet 43📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.410-11.473📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.544-11.607📖 Conon, Narrations 6
    Mentioned in text
    Dionysios, PeriegesisPausanias Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo Homeric Hymn 9 to Artemis EpigonoiHesiod, MelampodiaLucian, Dialogues of the GodsOvid, MetamorphosesServius, Scholia on GeorgicsStraboLucian, Alexander the False ProphetConon, Narrations
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Vergil, GeorgicsHesiod, MelampodiaPherecydes of AthensCallisthenes
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Vergil, Georgics 1.393-1.423📖 Hesiod, Melampodia fr. 214 Most📖 Pherecydes of Athens fr. 142 Fowler📖 Callisthenes FGrHist 124 fr. 32
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Colophon (Ionia) city in Ionia🌍 Alexandria (Troad) city in the Troad
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