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- Calydonian Boar hunter, companion of Theseus
- Son of
- 👤 Dia 👤 Ixion 👤 Zeus
- Father of
- 👤 Polypoites (Thessalian)
- Husband of
- 👤 Hippodameia (w. of Peirithous)
- Has children with
- 👤 Hippodameia (w. of Peirithous)
- Derives etymology from
- 👤 Zeus
- Belongs to
- 👥 the Hunters of the Calydonian Boar 👥 the Lapiths
- Ruler of
- 🌍 Gyrton (Thessaly) 🌍 Perraibia (Thessaly)
- Dies at
- 🌍 Molossia (N. Greece)
- Killed by
- 👤 Cerberos (dog)
- Cult sites
- 🌍 Colonos Hippios (Attica)
- Depictions
- 🌍 Amyclai (Laconia) 🌍 Delphi (Phocis) 🌍 Olympia (Elis) 🌍 Tegea (Arcadia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Alea (Tegea) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus (Olympia) 🏺 the Shield of Heracles💠 the Lesche of the Cnidians (Delphi) 💠 the Temple of Zeus (Olympia) 💠 the Throne of Apollo (Amyclai) 💠 the Throne of Olympian Zeus (Olympia) 🖌️ Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to the Oinomaos Painter (Nicholson NM49.4; Beazley 43928; LIMC Herakles 3417)🖌️ West Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (Olympia n/a; LIMC Apollon 914)
- Related Entities
- ⏳ the Wedding of Peirithous and Hippodameia🌍 Aithicia (Thessaly) 🌍 Aphidnai (Attica) 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Cichyros (Thresprotia) 🌍 Colonos Hippios (Attica) 🌍 Epeiros (N. Greece) 🌍 Gyrton (Thessaly) 🌍 Lapithe (Thessaly) 🌍 Larissa (Thessaly) 🌍 Marathon (Attica) 🌍 Molossia (N. Greece) 🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly) 🌍 Mount Pindos (Thessaly) 🌍 Perraibia (Thessaly) 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Tegea (Arcadia) 🌍 Thesprotia 🌍 Thessaly 🌍 the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia (Sparta) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Alea (Tegea) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Sarapis (Athens)🌍 the Underworld 🏛️ the Altar of Zeus Meilichios (Attica) 🏛️ the Chair of Lethe (Underworld) 🏺 the Club of Theseus 🏺 the Shield of Heracles👤 Admetos (Argonaut) 👤 Adrastos (Argive I) 👤 Aidoneus (rat. Hades) 👤 Aithra (m. of Theseus) 👤 Amphiaraos 👤 Ancaios (Arcadian) 👤 Antiope (Amazon) 👤 Apollo 👤 Arctos 👤 Asbolos 👤 Atalante 👤 Athena 👤 Caineus 👤 Castor (Spartan) 👤 Cepheus (Argonaut) 👤 Cerberos (dog) 👤 Charon (boatman) 👤 Cometes (s. of Thestios) 👤 Dia 👤 Dryalos 👤 Dryas (Calydonian?) 👤 Dryas (Lapith) 👤 Epochos (Arcadian) 👤 Euippos (Aitolian) 👤 Eurypylos (Aitolian) 👤 Eurytion (Argonaut) 👤 Eurytion (Centaur) 👤 Exadios 👤 Hades 👤 Helen 👤 Heracles 👤 Hermes 👤 Hippodameia (w. of Peirithous) 👤 Hippothoos (Arcadian) 👤 Hopleus (Lapith)👤 Idas (Argonaut) 👤 Iolaos 👤 Iphicles 👤 Iphiclos (s. of Thestios) 👤 Ixion 👤 Jason (Argonaut) 👤 Kore (rat. Persephone) 👤 Lynceus (Argonaut) 👤 Medousa (Gorgon) 👤 Meleagros 👤 Mimas (Centaur)👤 Mopsos (Argonaut) 👤 Nestor 👤 Oedipus 👤 Oureios 👤 Peleus 👤 Perimedes (Centaur)👤 Persephone 👤 Petraios 👤 Phaleros (Argonaut) 👤 Phersephone (rat. Persephone) 👤 Phorbas (Athenian) 👤 Plexippos (s. of Thestios) 👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) 👤 Polyphemos (Argonaut) 👤 Polypoites (Thessalian) 👤 Poseidon 👤 Prolochos 👤 Prothoos (Aitolian I) 👤 Salamis (eponym) 👤 Telamon (Salamian) 👤 Theseus 👤 Zeus 👥 the Cattle of Theseus 👥 the Centaurs 👥 the Erinyes 👥 the Hunters of the Calydonian Boar 👥 the Lapiths 💠 the Lesche of the Cnidians (Delphi) 💠 the Temple of Zeus (Olympia) 💠 the Throne of Apollo (Amyclai) 💠 the Throne of Olympian Zeus (Olympia)
- Appears in
- 📜 Minyad fr. 1 West📜 Minyad fr. 7 West📜 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.21📜 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.21-1.22📜 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.23📜 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.23-1.24📜 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.24📜 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.14📜 Apollodoros, Library 1.8.2📜 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.12📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.8📜 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.263📜 D-Scholia, Iliad 2.740📜 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.144📜 D-Scholia, Iliad 8.368📜 Hesiod, Katabasis of Peirithous fr. 216 Most📜 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 178-190📜 Homer, Iliad 1.260-1.272📜 Homer, Iliad 14.312-14.328📜 Homer, Iliad 2.738-2.747📜 Homer, Odyssey 11.628-11.640📜 Homer, Odyssey 21.287-21.310📜 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 9.3 MacLeod📜 Lucian, The Dance 60📜 Lucian, Toxaris, or Friendship 10📜 Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 17 West📜 Pausanias 1.17.4📜 Pausanias 1.18.4📜 Pausanias 1.2.1📜 Pausanias 1.30.4📜 Pausanias 1.41.3-1.41.6📜 Pausanias 10.29.9-10.29.10📜 Pausanias 2.22.6-2.22.7📜 Pausanias 3.18.15📜 Pausanias 5.10.8📜 Pausanias 5.11.5-5.11.6📜 Pausanias 8.45.6-8.45.7📜 Plutarch, Theseus 30.1-30.2📜 Plutarch, Theseus 30.3-30.5📜 Plutarch, Theseus 31.1-31.3📜 Plutarch, Theseus 31.4📜 Ps-Lucian, Charidemos 16📜 Strabo 1.3.2📜 Strabo 7 fr. 9a Radt📜 Strabo 9.5.10-9.5.14📜 Strabo 9.5.19-9.5.20
- Mentioned in Text
- MinyadApollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadHesiod, Katabasis of PeirithousHesiod, Shield of HeraclesHomer, IliadHomer, OdysseyLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, The DanceLucian, Toxaris, or FriendshipPanyassis, HeracleiaPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusPs-Lucian, CharidemosStrabo