Guide to Locations
Abdera
A city in Thrace, Abdera was founded by Hercules during his eighth labour as a memorial to his dead lover, Abderus, who was killed by King Diomedes’ fire-breathing mares.
Related People: Hercules, Abderus
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The Acropolis
The Acropolis is a citadel in Athens that soars above the city on a rocky outcrop, housing some of the most important and iconic buildings of ancient Athens, including the Parthenon and the enormous statue of Athena Promachos. During the contest to establish a patron of Athens, then Cecropia, the Parthenon hosted the gods and citizens alike to witness the competition between Athena and Poseidon for the honour.
Related People: Cecrops, Athena, Zeus, Poseidon
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The Aegean Sea
Named for the grief-stricken king who died in its waters, the Aegean Sea lies between Greece and Türkiye, playing host to many of Greece’s numerous islands.
Related People: Aegeus, Theseus, Hercules, Asteria
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Aethiopia
An ancient region within the ancient Greek world, ruled by King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia, though the latter caused the gods to punish her by subjecting her people to the wrath of a sea monster.
Related People: Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Perseus, Phineus, Poseidon, Cetus, the Nereids, Medusa
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Amymone
Amymone was the spring where the Hydra kept its lair, therefore becoming the site of Hercules’ second labour.
Related People: the Hydra, Hercules, Carcinus, Iolaus, Athena
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Aphidna
The home of Aphidnus and therefore the hiding place of Helen and Aethra, Aphidna was a town in the region of Attica.
Related People: Aphidnus, Helen, Aethra, Theseus, Pirithous
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Arabia
Home to King Emathion, Arabia was passed through by Hercules during his eleventh labour. When he killed the king there, Hercules replaced Emathion with his brother, Memnon.
Related People: Emathion, Hercules
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Arcadia
Arcadia is a region in the central Peloponnese, home to many famous cities such as Tegea and Orchomenos, as well as its fair share of labours carried out by Hercules.
Related People: Hercules, the Ceryneian Hind, the Erymanthian Boar, Artemis, Pholus, Chiron
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Argos
The core city of the Argolis region, Argos played host to some of the most significant rulers and power struggles of the ancient Greek world.
Related People: Acrisius, Danae, Perseus, Andromeda, Megapenthes, Eurystheus
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Athens
Once known as Cecropia, Athens was one of the most powerful cities in the world, becoming the home of democracy, a military powerhouse and cultural hub. It became refuge to plenty of exiles and travellers alike, including the children of Hercules when they were pursed by King Eurystheus.
Related People: Athena, Eleos, Demophon, Hyllus, Macaria, Aegeus, Theseus, Medea, Marathonian Bull, Hippolytus, Phaedra, Cecrops, Poseidon, Zeus
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Attica
A large region of eastern central Greece, Attica was an area of extreme power, playing host to the legendary city of Athens, a powerhouse of the ancient world.
Related People: Demophon, Hyllus, Macaria, Alcmene, Theseus, Cecrops
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Boeotia
A central region within Greece, Boeotia is home to both Thebes and Orchomenus, as well as plenty of other notable cities and kingdoms.
Related People: Ino, Athamas, Hera, Dionysus, Cadmus, Thespius
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Calydon
The city of Calydon was ruled by King Oeneus and Queen Althaea and was home to Deianeira, a wife of Hercules. It was here that the hero resided until his self-exile took Hercules and Deianeira to Trachis.
Related People: Oeneus, Deianeira, Hercules, Achelous
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Cape Sounion
King Aegeus looked out from the cliffs of Cape Sounion over the sea that would soon bear his name in the hopes of seeing the ship of his son Theseus returning from Crete. They’d agreed that Theseus would raise white sails if he was successful in his quest to kill the Minotaur and his crew would keep black sails raised if he’d perished. When the ship sailed into view, mistakenly displaying black sails, Aegeus threw himself from Cape Sounion in his grief.
Related People: Aegeus
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The Castalian Spring
The holy Castalian Spring of Delphi would be bathed in by the Pythia, the attendants of Apollo and those who wished to request a prophecy from the oracle of Delphi.
Related People: The Pythia, Apollo
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The Caucasus Mountains
The torture site of Prometheus, the Caucasus Mountains host the punished Titan on one of the mountains’ crags where he waits, chained, to have his liver plucked out by an eagle every day.
Related People: Prometheus, Deucalion, Hercules
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Corinth
Also known as Ephyra, Corinth is a city ruled over by the iron-fisted King Sisyphus and his Pleiad wife, Merope.
Related People: Sisyphus, Merope, Thanatos, Ares, Theseus, Sinis, Perigune
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Crete
The island of Zeus’ birth and site of some of the most influential royal reigns.
Related People: Rhea, Zeus, Amalthea, Adrastea, Ida, Melissa, Europa, Asterius, Minos, Hercules, the Cretan Bull, Pasiphaë, Ariadne, Phaedra, Poseidon, Daedalus, the Minotaur, Theseus, Pandareus
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Cyprus
The birthplace of Adonis.
Related People: Cinyras, Myrrha, Aphrodite, Adonis
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Delos
Previously the goddess Asteria, Delos began as a floating island but was anchored to Gaia after Leto’s birth of Artemis and Apollo there. Delos was visited by the hero Theseus on his way home from slaying the Minotaur and there he promised he would return every year to sacrifice in return for safe passage home. His ship and his people would follow through on this promise long after Theseus’ death, making an annual pilgrimage to praise the gods in his name.
Related People: Asteria, Leto, Artemis, Apollo, Theseus
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Delphi
Home to the Oracle of Delphi, Delphi was determined to be sat at the centre of the world by Zeus. It was at Delphi that Zeus planted the omphalos stone, the stone that had saved his life when it was substituted for his infant body by his mother, Rhea.
Related People: Gaia, Zeus, Apollo, The Pythia, Python, Hercules, Aegeus, Minos
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Egypt
Home to the sacrifice-happy King Busiris, Egypt was passed through and liberated from the king’s influence by Hercules during his eleventh labour.
Related People: Busiris, Hercules
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Elaionas
The original olive grove of Athens, Elaionas was seeded from the olive tree planted by Athena during her contest with Poseidon for the patronage of Cecropia, which became Athens when Athena’s olive tree gift to the city won the competition.
Related People: Athena, Cecrops, Poseidon
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Elarion Cave
The place where the giant Tityos emerged from Gaia’s womb, the Elarion cave in Euboea was named after Tityos’ mother, Elara.
Related People: Elara, Tityos, Gaia
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Eleusis
The kingdom of Eleusis was ruled by King Cercyon, a son of Poseidon who wrestled with Theseus. When Theseus defeated Cercyon, he gave the kingdom to Cercyon’s grandson Hippothoon instead of taking it for himself, which had been his right when he defeated the old king in their wrestling match.
Related People: Cercyon, Theseus, Procrustes
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Elis
Elis was a city in the larger district of Elis ruled by King Augeas when Hercules visited for his fifth labour and was home to the king’s enormous cattle stables.
Related People: Augeas, Hercules, Telamon
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Epidaurus
Well-known for being a centre of healing and the performing arts, Epidaurus was the home of the famous healer Asclepius and would host his many patients and visitors during their time under his care.
Related People: Asclepius, Apollo
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Erechtheion
Built by King Erichthonius, the Erechtheion was a majestic temple built in honour of both Athena and Poseidon over the Erichtheis Sea, the pool of seawater that gathered in the wake of Poseidon’s presentation of a spring to the people of Cecropia. The eastern side of the temple was dedicated to Athena, while the western side was dedicated to Poseidon.
Related People: Erichthonius, Athena, Poseidon
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Erichtheis Sea
The Erichtheis Sea was the name given to the pool of seawater that sprung forth from Poseidon’s gift to Cecropia, a spring on the Acropolis, as it was built over by Erichthonius with the Erechtheion.
Related People: Poseidon, Erichthonius
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Erytheia
The sunset island of Erytheia was inhabited by the giant Geryon and his faithful two-headed dog Orthrus. The island was so known because it was located at the end of the world, where the sun would set every night and stained the cattle of the island a deep red.
Related People: Geryon, Orthrus, Hercules
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Euboea
The second largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea resides off the Attican coast, named for the nymph daughter of Asopus, Euboea. The island hosted the children of Theseus after the throne of Athens was taken over by King Menestheus to keep them safe from his rule.
Related People: Theseus
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The Garden of the Hesperides
The garden at the end of the world, the Garden of the Hesperides was where the nymph children of Atlas, the Hesperides, resided and guarded the most treasured of Olympian treasures, such as the gods’ weapons and Hera’s prized golden apples, the apples that leant the sunset their golden hue. The garden was also guarded by the hundred-headed dragon Ladon, the brother of Medusa.
Related People: the Hesperides, Hera, Ladon, Atlas, Athena, Hades
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Hecale
Named for the kind woman who took Theseus in on a stormy night, Hecale is part of King Theseus’ unified region of Attica.
Related People: Theseus
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Hippocrene Spring
The site of Tiresias’ disastrous encounter with the goddess Athena, the Hippocrene Spring was chosen by Tiresias, Chariclo and Athena as a cooling relief on a hot day.
Related People: Tiresias, Chariclo, Athena
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Icaria
Icaria was an island in the Icarian Sea where the drowned body of Icarus was swept up on the beach so that he could be laid to rest.
Related People: Icarus, Hercules
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The Icarian Sea
A section of the Aegean Sea, the Icarian Sea marks the place where the ill-fated Icarus landed when he fell from the sky and drowned.
Related People: Hercules, Icarus
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Illyria
A region ventured to by Hercules, Illyria was the residence of the sea god Nereus, where Hercules found him to try and wrangle the truth from him about a certain garden’s location via a legendary wrestling match.
Related People: Hercules, Nereus
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Ismene Spring
The home of the Ismenian Dragon, the Ismene Spring provided holy water for Cadmus’ thanksgiving sacrifice when he reached the site that would become Thebes.
Related People: Cadmus, the Ismenian Dragon
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The Isthmus of Corinth
The Isthmus of Corinth is a narrow strip of land acting as a bridge between the Peloponnese and mainland Greece. It was the Isthmus of Corinth that was home to the machinations of Sciron, who would kick passers-by into the waiting mouth of a giant turtle in the waves below. The Isthmus was also the destination of King Oenomaus’ famed chariot races for the hand of his daughter Hippodameia.
Related People: Theseus, Sciron, Oenomaus, Pelops
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Knossos
The city of Knossos was home to the family and throne of King Minos and Queen Pasiphaë, as well as the sprawling labyrinth of the Minotaur beneath the palace.
Related People: Minos, Pasiphaë, Ariadne, the Minotaur, Theseus, Daedalus, Icarus, Phaedra
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Lake Baebia
Situated in the city of Lacereia in Thessaly, Lake Baebia was the lake by which Princess Coronis had her villa and hosted her mortal and divine lovers.
Related People: Coronis, Apollo, Ischys, Artemis, Asclepius
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Larissa
The capital city of Thessaly, Larissa was home to the funeral of King Amyntor and Perseus’ consequent discovery of his grandfather.
Related People: Acrisius, Perseus
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Lemnos
The island where Hephaestus was found and raised, as well as the location of his first forge.
Related People: Hephaestus, Eurynome, Thetis
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Lerna
Located near Argos, Lerna was a region of swamps and springs that housed the infamous Hydra in its waters.
Related People: the Hydra, Hercules, Carcinus, Iolaus, Athena
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Libyan Desert
The site of Hercules’ meeting with the sun god Helios, the Libyan Desert was a harsh and unforgiving place for travellers, as Hercules discovered the hard way.
Related People: Hercules, Helios
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Liguria
Two sons of Poseidon, the kings of Liguria Ialebion and Dercynos, ambushed Hercules in Liguria in order to steal his herd of sunset red cattle, though they quickly learned that doing so was a terrible idea.
Related People: Hercules, Ialebion, Dercynos
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Lydia
Arachne’s home that played host to Arachne and Athena’s competition to discover the greatest weaver between them. Ruled by Queen Omphale after her husband’s death, Lydia was also home to Hercules for some time during and after his service to the queen.
Related People: Arachne, Athena, Hercules, Omphale, the Cercopes, Tantalus, Dione, Pluto, Niobe
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Marathon
The city of Marathon was being besieged by the Marathonian Bull after it was released by Hercules from Mycenae. Theseus eventually solved the problem by capturing and sacrificing the bull, ending the reign of terror the bull had wrought upon the people of Marathon.
Related People: Marathonian Bull, Theseus
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Midea
The site of Queen Hippodameia’s death, the Argolisian city of Midea was her home for some years after she fled the palace of her husband, King Pelops of the Peloponnese, after arranging the death of his favourite son.
Related People: Hippodameia, Pelops
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Mount Cithaeron
The mountain where Tiresias encountered the mating snakes that provoked his change in sex, as well as the place where he regained his masculinity seven years later. Mount Cithaeron also featured prominently in Hercules’ early life, where he fought his first wild lion.
Related People: Tiresias, Hera, Hercules, Thespius
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Mount Cyllene
The home of the Oceanid Pleione and her daughters, the Pleiades. Additionally the birthplace of Hermes, the mischievous son of Maia who then became the messenger of the gods.
Related People: Pleione, Alcyone, Asterope, Celaeno, Electra, Maia, Merope, Taygete, Hermes, Apollo
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Mount Erymanthus
Mount Erymanthus was home to the Erymanthian Boar, a violent pig who was wrestled and captured by Hercules during his fourth labour.
Related People: Hercules, the Erymanthian Boar
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Mount Helicon
Mount Helicon served as the hunting spot of Tiresias before his unfortunate blinding by Athena in the nearby Hippocrene Spring.
Related People: Tiresias, Chariclo, Athena
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Mount Ida
The mountain on Crete where Zeus was nursed and raised by Amalthea, Ida, Adrastea and Melissa.
Related People: Zeus, Rhea, Amalthea, Ida, Adrastea, Melissa
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Mount Lycabettus
Mount Lycabettus was formed when Athena, the secret foster mother of Erichthonius, was informed by a crow that her childminders had broken her one rule and looked into the basket, seeing a demigod inside.
Related People: Athena
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Mount Nysa
The mountain home of the Nysiades, Mount Nysa was the site of Dionysus’ childhood after he was taken there by Hermes following Hera’s interference in his infancy.
Related People: The Nysiades, Dionysus
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Mount Oeta
The mountain that Hercules and Hyllus ascend to set Hercules’ mortal body to rest on a pyre built by Hyllus, Mount Oeta was where Hercules was shot by his own bow and arrow wielded by Philoctetes.
Related People: Hercules, Hyllus, Philoctetes
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Mount Olympus
The mountain home of the Olympians, playing host to their palaces and their seats of power.
Related People: Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, Hestia, Artemis, Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Hephaestus, Athena, Hermes, Dionysus, Hecate, Psyche, Hercules, the Mares of Diomedes, Chiron, Ariadne, Tantalus, Pelops
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Mount Othrys
The mountain home of the Titans and the site of Ouranos’ castration and Zeus’ overthrowing of Kronos.
Related People: Oceanus, Koios, Krios, Hyperion, Iapetus, Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys, Kronos, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Hestia
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Mount Parnassos
The mountain where Pyrrha and Deucalion’s boat came to rest after the great flood finally drained from the earth, as well as the site of Delphi and its famed oracle.
Related People: Pyrrha, Deucalion, Hermes, Gaia, Apollo, Zeus, The Pythia, Python
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Mount Pelion
Home to Chiron and Chariclo, Mount Pelion fostered their mentees just as much as they did. The heroes-in-training sent to Chiron would use the abundant slopes of Mount Pelion to train in martial arts as well as foraging, strategic drills and playfighting.
Related People: Chiron, Chariclo, Asclepius, Apollo, Eurytus, Hippodamia, Pirithous, Theseus
Mount Pholoe
The mountain home of the centaur Pholus, Mount Pholoe was the site of a bloody slaughter of centaurs by Hercules when he opened their wine without permission.
Related People: Pholus, Hercules, Chiron
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Mount Sipylus
Home to the line of Tantalus, Mount Sipylus was ruled by King Tantalus until he offended the gods so completely that Tantalus was taken to Tartarus by Zeus personally. It was also on Mount Sipylus that Niobe, Tantalus’ daughter, turned to a weeping stone in the grief of losing all of her fourteen children.
Related People: Pluto, Zeus, Tantalus, Dione, Hermes, Pandareus, Niobe, Pelops, Broteas, Demeter, Artemis
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Mount Tilphusius
The home of the Telphusa Spring where Tiresias met his unfortunate end.
Related People: Tiresias
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Mycenae
Built by the hero Perseus and the Titan Cyclopes, Mycenae became one of the most powerful cities in Greece, as well as the home base of significant historical events within the ancient world.
Related People: Perseus, Andromeda, the Cyclopes, Electryon, Alcmene, Amphitryon, Pterelaos, Sthenelus, Eurystheus, Admete, the Ceryneian Hind, the Cretan Bull, the Erymanthian Boar, the Mares of Diomedes, Cerberus
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Myrtoan Sea
Named for the betrayed betrayer groom Myrtilus, the Myrtoan Sea marks the place where the unlucky Myrtilus fell from the cliffs, having been pushed by Pelops to his death.
Related People: Myrtilus, Pelops
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Naxos
The island of Naxos served as a safe haven for Theseus, Ariadne and their crew on their way back to Athens from Crete. The island would also become the site of Theseus’ abandonment of Ariadne, where she would, hours later, meet her husband, the wine god Dionysus.
Related People: Theseus, Ariadne, Dionysus
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Nemea
The city of Nemea in the Peloponnese was terrorised by the Nemean Lion, a largely invulnerable creature with an impenetrable hide. The city therefore became the site of Hercules’ first labour, in which he finally vanquished the monster who had harried the city for so long.
Related People: the Nemean Lion, Hercules
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Oechalia
The Thessalian home to King Eurytus, archery tutor to Hercules and Iphicles, Oechalia was visited by Hercules so that he may win the princess Iole’s hand. When Eurytus forbade the union, Hercules later returned to rain down his wrath at the snub.
Related People: Eurytus, Iphitus, Iole, Hercules
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Olympia
The home city of the Olympics, Olympia in the region of Elis was the beloved city of Zeus himself, protected and patronised by the king of the gods.
Related People: Zeus, Pelops, Hippodameia
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The Oracle of Delphi
Built by Apollo after his defeat of Python, the Oracle of Delphi sits over the sacred cave of Gaia where the Pythia can inhale the vapours from the earth below. Everyday people and the wealthy elite would travel from across the world to consult the Pythia at the Oracle, relying on her deific advice to make the most important decisions in their lives.
Related People: The Pythia, Apollo, Gaia, Python, Croesus, Psyche, Sisyphus, Cadmus, Hercules, Aegeus, Minos
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Orchomenus
The kingdom city of its founder, King Orchomenus, and his daughter Elara, later mother of Tityos. The palace at Orchomenus was set aflame by Hercules after his battle with the Minyans alongside the Theban army.
Related People: Elara, Tityos, Hercules, Erginus
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The Parthenon
A grand temple dedicated to Athena, the Parthenon was and remains to this day a landmark of world-shaking importance. Perched atop the Acropolis in Athens, the Parthenon represented the finest in ancient Greek architecture and dedication of art to the gods.
Related People: Athena, Phidias
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The Peloponnese
Named for the region’s king, Pelops, the Peloponnese was his kingdom, a vast swathe of land that encompassed many cities into Pelops’ rule including Pisa and Olympia.
Related People: Hercules, Theseus, Sciron, Pelops
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Pieria
The grazing cattlegrounds where Apollo kept his cattle and Hermes performed his outrageous theft.
Related People: Apollo, Hermes
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Pisa
Home to the notorious King Oenomaus, the Elis city of Pisa was known far and wide for its beautiful and wise princess, Hippodameia. Oenomaus often hosted chariot races with potential suitors for his daughter, always coming out victorious and with a new head to mount outside his castle gates. His rule was swiftly ended by the appearance of Pelops, who arrived and bested Oenomaus in his own game, inheriting his kingdom along the way.
Related People: Oenomaus, Hippodameia, Pelops, Myrtilus, Atreus, Thyestes, Pittheus, Chrysippus
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The Plain of Cisthene
The stretch of land where the Graeae lived in their sea foam cave, close to the lair of their sisters, the Gorgons.
Related People: The Graeae, Perseus
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The Pillars of Hercules
Hercules split a mountain in two to allow himself and his herd of cattle passage through the mountains between Europe and Libya, creating the Pillars of Hercules on either side of the newly-created Strait of Gibraltar, the two halves of the mountain he cleft in half.
Related People: Hercules
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River Achelous
The Achelous river was home to the river god Achelous and played host to the fight between Achelous and Hercules for the hand of Deianeira.
Related People: Achelous, Hercules
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River Adonis
The river so close to Adonis’ death site that his blood dyed the water red.
Related People: Aphrodite, Adonis
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River Alpheios
The home of a cave along its shore where Hermes stashed Apollo’s purloined cattle.
Related People: Apollo, Hermes, Hercules
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River Cephisus
The river crossed by Cadmus and his god-predicted cow, Cephisus is nearby to his new city of Thebes.
Related People: Cadmus
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River Evenus
The Evenus river was a strong, fast running river between Calydon and Trachis. The centaur Nessus dwelled along the banks of the river, offering passage across the river to travellers who couldn’t traverse the sweeping currents of the Evenus.
Related People: Nessus, Hercules, Deianeira
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River Ladon
The River Ladon was used as a place of respite by the Ceryneian Hind when it was captured by Hercules during his third labour.
Related People: Hercules, the Ceryneian Hind, Artemis
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River Peneus
The River Peneus flowed through the region of Elis and was redirected by Hercules during his fifth labour.
Related People: Hercules
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River Strymon
The frustrated hero Hercules needed something to redirect his bad luck on, and the River Strymon became his victim. After a series of unfortunate events, Hercules blocked up the Strymon in an attempt to rationalise the hell he had been through.
Related People: Hercules
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River Styx
The deadly river of the underworld; to cross it requires an obol left under the tongue of the dead so their spirit can pay Charon, the ferryman of the dead, to row them across the Styx and into the afterlife.
Related People: Charon
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Sarpedon
Near Cisthene, Sarpedon was an island that served as the home of the Gorgons, as well as the site of the temple where Medusa served Athena until her transformation.
Related People: The Gorgons, Athena, Poseidon, Perseus
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Scyros
An island ruled by King Lycomedes at the time it was visited by Theseus, Scyros was the final resting place for him after Lycomedes’ betrayal.
Related People: Lycomedes, Theseus
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Seriphos
The island refuge of Danae and Perseus where they washed up after their exile from Argos.
Related People: Danae, Perseus, Polydectes, Dictys, Andromeda, Medusa, Hermes, Athena
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Sicily
Home to King Eryx, son of the sea god Poseidon, Sicily was visited by Hercules during his tenth labour when he tried to recover a lost cow found by the king.
Related People: Eryx, Hercules
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Sparta
The renowned kingdom of Sparta was a powerhouse of military might, well-known to have a people of exceptional warcraft learned from a young age. One of the most famous ruling families of Sparta was the family of Tyndareus, though one of his most notorious children, Helen, was fathered by Zeus.
Related People: Helen, Castor, Pollux, Theseus, Pirithous
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Sphaeria
The beaches of the island of Sphaeria played host to a romantic tryst between Princess Aethra of Troezen and the sea god Poseidon, potentially resulting in the birth of the hero Theseus.
Related People: Aethra, Poseidon
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The Stymphalian Marshes
Home to the terrible Stymphalian Birds, the Stymphalian marshes were an area in the region of Arcadia visited by Hercules on his sixth labour.
Related People: Hercules, the Stymphalian Birds, Athena
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Taenarus
The hill that plays host to an entrance to the underworld, Taenarus is the place many desperate mortals go to win back favour, items or solutions, entering the land of the dead while still living.
Related People: Psyche, Hercules, Theseus, Pirithous
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Taphos Islands
The Taphos Islands were ruled by King Pterelaos when he ordered his forces to invade the Mycenaean kingdom; when the skirmishes were over, Pterelaos and all but one of his sons had lost their lives, as well as their hold on the Taphos Islands.
Related People: Pterelaos, Amphitryon
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Telphusa Spring
The spring on Mount Tilphusius where fetid water sat until Tiresias tried to drink from it, leading to his almost immediate demise.
Related People: Tiresias
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Thebes
A jewel in the crown of Boeotia, Thebes was founded by its king, Cadmus, and was presided over by his family with the goddess Harmonia until a civil war tore it apart. It was also home to the legendary seer Tiresias, who served there as an oracle until the city was overtaken, meeting his deadly fate only a little further up the road.
Related People: Cadmus, Harmonia, the Spartoi, Ino, Autonoë, Agave, Semele, Leto, Niobe, Everes, Tiresias, Alcmene, Amphitryon, Iphicles, Hercules, Linus, Creon, Megara
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Themiscyra
Set in the region of Anatolia, Themiscyra was the home and capital city of the Amazons, once ruled by Queen Otrera and her daughters Hippolyte, Antiope and Penthesilea.
Related People: Ares, Hippolyte, Hercules, Hera, Theseus, Pirithous, Antiope
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Thespiae
The Boeotian city of Thespiae was ruled over by King Thespius, a king who invited Hercules to help rid his lands of a lion that had been terrorising his people.
Related People: Thespius, Hercules
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Thessaly
The region of Thessaly was home to several notable places in Greek myth, including Larissa, its capital city, and Lake Baebia, where Apollo and Coronis’ story began, then ended in the birth of Asclepius.
Related People: Acrisius, Perseus, Coronis, Apollo, Asclepius, Ischys, Artemis
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Thrace
Home to the tomb of Queen Telephassa, Thrace was the queen’s final resting place on her search for her daughter. It was also home to King Diomedes and his Bistone tribe, as well as many other war-like peoples.
Related People: Telephassa, Cadmus, Hercules, Diomedes, Abderus, the Mares of Diomedes, Hera
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Thrinacia
Home to the fields where Helios kept his murderous, sharp-horned flock of sheep and the site of Psyche’s second task of Aphrodite.
Related People: Helios, Psyche
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Tiryns
Initially inherited by Megapenthes, Tiryns was a part of the kingdom of his father Proetus. When Perseus inherited Argos, he proposed a trade to Megapenthes and became king of Tiryns and its realm. Later, the city was visited by Hercules and Iphitus on the search for stolen mares, leading to the unfortunate death of Iphitus when he was pushed from the city walls.
Related People: Megapenthes, Perseus, Andromeda, Hercules, Iphitus
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Trachis
Trachis was a kingdom ruled by King Ceyx that played home to Hercules and his family with his wife Deianeira until the hero’s mortal end.
Related People: Hercules, Deianeira, Ceyx, Hyllus, Macaria
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Troezen
The city of Troezen was founded by King Pittheus when he combined the cities of Hyperea and Anthea when his brother Troezen died, prompting Pittheus to name his new city after him.
Related People: Pittheus, Aethra, Aegeus, Theseus, Hercules, Hippolytus, Phaedra
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Troy
The great city of Troy was ruled over by Laomedon, the king responsible for the towering city walls which brought ruin upon the city the first time around.
Related People: Laomedon, Hesione, Hercules, Poseidon, Apollo, Priam
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Tyre
Ruled by King Agenor and Queen Telephassa, Tyre was the birthplace of Cadmus, Europa and their siblings.
Related People: Agenor, Telephassa, Cadmus, Europa, Zeus
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The Underworld
Also known as Hades, the underworld is the land of the dead where the shades of mortal journey for their afterlife. Named for its king, the underworld is ruled by Hades and Persephone, king and queen of the dead.
Related People: Hades, Persephone, Thanatos, Hermes, Ares, Sisyphus, Aphrodite, Adonis, Psyche, Tiresias, Hercules, Theseus, Cerberus, Pirithous
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