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🌍 the Strait of Messina

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  • Information
    between Sicily and the Italian mainland
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134705
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462494
    Place of death of
    👤 Scylla (sea monster)👥 the Companions of Odysseus the members of the Cephallonian contingent who depart Troy with Odysseus
    Created by
    👤 Poseidon Olympian god
    Related Entities
    👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Scylla (sea monster)👥 the Cattle of Geryon stolen by Heracles🌍 the Promontory of Scylla (unlocatable) unlocatable landmark 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 Island of the Sirens (unlocatable) unlocatable island 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 Seirenoussai (islands) small chain of three islands between Capri 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🌍 Sicily (island) island near Italy🌍 Cape Scylla (Italy) promontory with city of the same name in southern Italy, on the Strait of Messina🌍 Meninx (Africa) large island off the coast of north Africa👤 Charybdis sea monster/whirlpool👤 Circe daughter of Helios and Perseis, encountered by Odysseus👥 the Companions of Odysseus the members of the Cephallonian contingent who depart Troy with Odysseus
    Mentioned in Text
    Dionysios, PeriegesisLycophron, AlexandraPausaniasStraboOvid, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural History
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