- Information
- one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut
- Alternative name
- 👥 the Dioscouroi (alt. Castor, Polydeuces) 👥 the Great Gods (alt. Castor & Polydeuces)
- Son of
- 👤 Leda 👤 Tyndareos 👤 Zeus
- Father of
- 👤 Mnesileos
- Twin of
- 👤 Castor (Spartan)
- Husband of
- 👤 Phoibe (Messenian)
- Has children with
- 👤 Phoibe (Messenian)
- Conceived at
- 🌍 Mount Taygete (Laconia/Messenia)
- Born at
- 🌍 Messenia 🌍 Mount Taygete (Laconia/Messenia) 🌍 Pephnos (island) 🌍 Thalamai (Laconia/Messenia)
- Belongs to
- 👥 the Argonauts 👥 the Hunters of the Calydonian Boar
- Founder of
- 🌍 Dioscourias (Pontos)
- Eponym of
- 🏛️ Spring Polydeuceia (Laconia)
- Ruler of
- 🌍 Laconia 🌍 Sparta (Laconia)
- Divine patron of
- 🌍 Olympia (Elis)
- Creates
- 🏛️ the Temple of Athena Asia (Laconia) 🏛️ the Temple of Athena Poliouchos (Sparta) 🏛️ the Trophy of Lynceus (Sparta)
- Kills
- 👤 Amycos 👤 Idas (Argonaut) 👤 Lynceus (Argonaut)
- Competes in
- ⏳ the Funeral Games of Pelias (Iolcos)
- Wounded by
- 👤 Amycos 👤 Idas (Argonaut)
- Transformed into
- ⭐ Gemini (constellation)
- Buried at
- 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Therapne (Laconia)
- Has post-mortem existence at
- 🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) 🌍 the Underworld
- Cult sites
- 🌍 Amphissa (Ozolian Locris) 🌍 Antium (Italy) 🌍 Attica 🌍 Cephale (Attica) 🌍 Charadra (Phocis) 🌍 Cleitor (Arcadia) 🌍 Mantineia (Arcadia) 🌍 Olympia (Elis) 🌍 Phoibaion (Laconia) 🌍 River Sagras (Italy)🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 the Citadel of Sicyon 🌍 the Grove of the Dioscouroi (Achaia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Polydeuces (Laconia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Anaktes Dioscouroi (Argolid)🌍 the Sanctuary of the Dioscouroi (Athens)🌍 the Sanctuary of the Dioscouroi (Sparta) 💠 the Temple of the Dioscouroi (Argos)
- Dwelling
- 🏛️ the House of Castor and Polydeuces (Sparta)
- Animals
- 👤 Cyllaros (horse)
- Depictions
- 🌍 Amyclai (Laconia) 🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Brasiai (Laconia) 🌍 Croceai Quarry (Laconia)🌍 Delphi (Phocis) 🌍 Isthmia (Argolid) 🌍 Messene (Messenia) 🌍 Olympia (Elis) 🌍 Pephnos (island) 🌍 Rhamnous (Attica) 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Tegea (Arcadia) 🌍 the Citadel of Sparta 🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Alea (Tegea) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Poliouchos (Sparta) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Poseidon (Isthmia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus (Olympia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Dioscouroi (Athens)🏛️ the Temple of Athena Poliouchos (Sparta) 🏛️ the Temple of Hera (Olympia) 🏛️ the Temple of Nemesis (Rhamnous)💠 the Chest of Cypselos (Olympia) 💠 the Statue of Nemesis (Rhamnous)💠 the Temple of the Dioscouroi (Argos) 💠 the Throne of Apollo (Amyclai) 🖌️ Attic Black-Figure Krater by Cleitias (Florence 4209; Beazley 300000; LIMC Antenor I 2)🖌️ Attic Black-Figure Kylix (SAM 2243; Beazley 310552; LIMC Anthylla 1)🖌️ Attic Black-Figure Lekythos attributed to Class of Athens 581 (Otago E48.247; Beazley 305341)🖌️ Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora attributed to the Antimenes Painter (Otago E48.231; Beazley 320099)🖌️ Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to the Oinomaos Painter (Nicholson NM49.4; Beazley 43928; LIMC Herakles 3417)🖌️ Etruscan Bronze Mirror (JECM IX2)🖌️ Etruscan Bronze Mirror (VUW 2018.1)🖌️ Fragment of Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater (Nicholson NM52.65)
- Related Entities
- ⏳ the Funeral Games of Pelias (Iolcos)⭐ Gemini (constellation)🌍 Amphissa (Ozolian Locris) 🌍 Amyclai (Laconia) 🌍 Antium (Italy) 🌍 Aphidnai (Attica) 🌍 Arcadia 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Attica 🌍 Bebryces (Bithynia) 🌍 Brasiai (Laconia) 🌍 Cephale (Attica) 🌍 Charadra (Phocis) 🌍 Cleitor (Arcadia) 🌍 Colchis (Pontos) 🌍 Croceai Quarry (Laconia)🌍 Cyrene (Libya) 🌍 Delphi (Phocis) 🌍 Dioscourias (Pontos) 🌍 Eleusis (Attica) 🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) 🌍 Isthmia (Argolid) 🌍 Ithaca (island) 🌍 Laconia 🌍 Mantineia (Arcadia) 🌍 Megara (Argolid) 🌍 Messene (Messenia) 🌍 Messenia 🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) 🌍 Mount Taygete (Laconia/Messenia) 🌍 Old Las (Laconia) 🌍 Olympia (Elis) 🌍 Pellana (Laconia) 🌍 Pephnos (island) 🌍 Pharos (Egypt) 🌍 Phoibaion (Laconia) 🌍 River Eurotas (Laconia) 🌍 River Sagras (Italy)🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Stenycleros (Messenia) 🌍 Thalamai (Laconia/Messenia) 🌍 Therapne (Laconia) 🌍 the Citadel of Sicyon 🌍 the Grove of the Dioscouroi (Achaia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Ares Theritas (Laconia)🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Alea (Tegea) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Asia (Colchis)🌍 the Sanctuary of Eilethyia (Argos) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Polydeuces (Laconia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Poseidon (Isthmia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Anaktes Dioscouroi (Argolid)🌍 the Sanctuary of the Dioscouroi (Athens)🌍 the Sanctuary of the Dioscouroi (Sparta) 🌍 the Underworld 🏛️ Aphetaid Road (Sparta) 🏛️ Spring Polydeuceia (Laconia) 🏛️ the House of Castor and Polydeuces (Sparta)🏛️ the Stadium at Old Hermion (Argolid)🏛️ the Temple of Athena Asia (Laconia) 🏛️ the Temple of Athena Poliouchos (Sparta) 🏛️ the Tomb of Aphareus (Laconia/Messenia?) 🏛️ the Trophy of Lynceus (Sparta) 🏺 the Club of Heracles 🏺 the Cult Statue of Ares Theritas 🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus👤 Academos (eponym) 👤 Acamas (Athenian) 👤 Acastos 👤 Actor (Argonaut) 👤 Admetos (Argonaut) 👤 Agamemnon 👤 Aithra (m. of Theseus) 👤 Alcestis 👤 Alexander (Trojan) 👤 Alycos 👤 Amphiaraos 👤 Amphistratos 👤 Amphitrite 👤 Amycos 👤 Ancaios (Arcadian) 👤 Anogon 👤 Antandros 👤 Antimachos (Lapith) 👤 Aphidnos (eponym) 👤 Aphrodite 👤 Argeios (Argonaut) 👤 Argos (Argonaut) 👤 Aristandros 👤 Ascalaphos (Orchomenian) 👤 Asterios (s. of Cometes) 👤 Atalante 👤 Athena 👤 Augeias (Elian) 👤 Autolycos (s. of Hermes) 👤 Bellerophon 👤 Boutes (Argonaut) 👤 Brother of Oinoe (name unknown) 👤 Caineus 👤 Calais 👤 Castor (Spartan) 👤 Cepheus (Argonaut) 👤 Charon (dog)👤 Cimerios 👤 Cimon 👤 Clytaimnestra 👤 Cnageus 👤 Cometes (s. of Thestios) 👤 Corax (dog)👤 Cyllaros (horse) 👤 Cynortes 👤 Demophon (Athenian) 👤 Dionysos 👤 Dryas (Calydonian?) 👤 Echemos (Arcadian) 👤 Echion (Argonaut) 👤 Egertes (dog)👤 Eileithyia 👤 Epochos (Arcadian) 👤 Epochos (Attic) 👤 Erginos (Argonaut) 👤 Eribotes (Argonaut) 👤 Erytos (Argonaut) 👤 Eubolos (dog)👤 Euippos (Aitolian) 👤 Euphemos (Argonaut) 👤 Euryalos (Argonaut) 👤 Eurypylos (Aitolian) 👤 Eurytion (Argonaut) 👤 Euthymachos 👤 Galene 👤 Gorgos (dog)👤 Harpaleas 👤 Helen 👤 Heracles 👤 Hermes 👤 Hilaeira 👤 Hippeus (Spartan) 👤 Hippothoos (Arcadian) 👤 Ialmenos 👤 Iasios (Arcadian) 👤 Idas (Argonaut) 👤 Idasos 👤 Ino 👤 Iolaos 👤 Iphicles 👤 Iphiclos (s. of Phylacos) 👤 Iphiclos (s. of Thestios) 👤 Iphitos (Argonaut I) 👤 Jason (Argonaut) 👤 Labros (Calydonian dog)👤 Laertes 👤 Leda 👤 Leitos 👤 Leucios (dog)👤 Leucippos (Messenian) 👤 Lynceus (Argonaut) 👤 Marathos (Arcadian) 👤 Marpsas (dog)👤 Melanion (h. of Atalante)👤 Meleagros 👤 Menelaos 👤 Menestheus (Athenian) 👤 Menoitios (Argonaut) 👤 Methepon (dog)👤 Mnesileos 👤 Mopsos (Argonaut) 👤 Neleus (Pylian) 👤 Neoptolemos 👤 Neotheus 👤 Odysseus 👤 Ormenos (dog)👤 Orpheus 👤 Palaimon (Argonaut) 👤 Palaimon (god) 👤 Pausileon 👤 Pegasos (horse) 👤 Peirithous (Lapith) 👤 Peleus 👤 Peneleos (Theban) 👤 Periclymenos (Argonaut) 👤 Phaethon (s. of Helios) 👤 Phalareus 👤 Phanos (Argonaut) 👤 Phoibe (Messenian) 👤 Pisos 👤 Plexippos (s. of Thestios) 👤 Podargos (dog)👤 Podes (dog)👤 Poias 👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) 👤 Polyphemos (Argonaut) 👤 Poseidon 👤 Prothoos (Aitolian I) 👤 Rhecas 👤 Simon (boar hunter) 👤 Staphylos (Argonaut) 👤 Telamon (Salamian) 👤 Thalassa 👤 Thero (dog)👤 Theseus 👤 Thorax 👤 Timalcos 👤 Tiphys 👤 Toxamis 👤 Triton (sea god) 👤 Tyndareos 👤 Zetes 👤 Zeus 👤 the Calydonian Boar 👥 the Argonauts 👥 the Charites 👥 the Dogs of the Hunters of the Calydonian Boar👥 the Great Gods (alt. Castor & Polydeuces) 👥 the Hunters of the Calydonian Boar 👥 the Nereids 👥 the Suitors of Helen 💠 the Chest of Cypselos (Olympia) 💠 the Statue of Nemesis (Rhamnous)💠 the Temple of the Dioscouroi (Argos) 💠 the Throne of Apollo (Amyclai)
- Appears in
- 📜 Cypria Argumentum 2 West📜 Cypria Argumentum 3 West📜 Cypria fr. 12 West📜 Cypria fr. 16 West📜 Cypria fr. 9 West📜 Homeric Hymn 17 to the Dioscouroi 1-5📜 Homeric Hymn 33 to the Dioscouroi 1-15📜 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.23📜 Apollodoros, Library 1.8.2📜 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.16📜 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.20📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.3📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.7📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.11.2📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.13.7📜 Bacchylides fr. 21📜 Callimachus, Hymn to Athena 1-32📜 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.144📜 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.242📜 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.243📜 Dionysios Periegetes 688-694📜 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 22 West📜 Euripides, Trojan Women 993-1001📜 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 154a-e Most📜 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 19 Most📜 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 21 Most📜 Homer, Iliad 3.228-3.244📜 Homer, Odyssey 11.298-11.304📜 Lucian, A Professor of Public Speaking 24📜 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 1.1 MacLeod📜 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 1.4 MacLeod📜 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 25.1 MacLeod📜 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 25.2 MacLeod📜 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 4.2 MacLeod📜 Lucian, Essays in Portraiture Defended 19📜 Lucian, How to Write History 62📜 Lucian, The Dance 10📜 Lucian, The Dance 40📜 Lucian, The Dance 78📜 Ovid, Amores 2.16📜 Ovid, Ibis 511-512📜 Pausanias 1.17.5-1.17.6📜 Pausanias 1.18.1📜 Pausanias 1.31.1📜 Pausanias 1.33.8📜 Pausanias 1.41.3-1.41.6📜 Pausanias 10.33.6📜 Pausanias 10.38.4-10.38.7📜 Pausanias 10.9.7-10.9.8📜 Pausanias 2.1.7-2.1.9📜 Pausanias 2.22.5📜 Pausanias 2.22.6-2.22.7📜 Pausanias 2.34.9-2.34.10📜 Pausanias 2.36.6📜 Pausanias 2.7.5📜 Pausanias 3.1.4-3.1.5📜 Pausanias 3.1.5📜 Pausanias 3.12.5📜 Pausanias 3.12.8📜 Pausanias 3.13.1📜 Pausanias 3.13.6📜 Pausanias 3.14.6📜 Pausanias 3.14.7📜 Pausanias 3.16.2-3.16.3📜 Pausanias 3.17.1-3.17.2📜 Pausanias 3.17.2-3.17.3📜 Pausanias 3.18.11📜 Pausanias 3.18.14📜 Pausanias 3.18.4-3.18.5📜 Pausanias 3.19.7📜 Pausanias 3.19.7-3.19.8📜 Pausanias 3.20.1📜 Pausanias 3.20.2📜 Pausanias 3.21.4📜 Pausanias 3.24.5📜 Pausanias 3.24.7📜 Pausanias 3.26.2-3.26.3📜 Pausanias 4.16.5📜 Pausanias 4.16.8📜 Pausanias 4.3.1-4.3.2📜 Pausanias 4.31.9📜 Pausanias 5.15.5📜 Pausanias 5.17.9-5.17.11📜 Pausanias 5.19.1-5.19.6📜 Pausanias 5.8.3-5.8.4📜 Pausanias 8.2.4-8.2.5📜 Pausanias 8.21.3-8.21.4📜 Pausanias 8.45.6-8.45.7📜 Pausanias 8.9.2📜 Pindar, Isthmian 5 26-50📜 Pindar, Nemean 10 31-54📜 Pindar, Nemean 10 55-90📜 Pindar, Olympian 3 1-45📜 Pindar, Pythian 11 55-64📜 Pindar, Pythian 1 58-80📜 Pindar, Pythian 4 169-202📜 Pindar fr. 140c Snell-Maehler📜 Plutarch, Theseus 31.1📜 Plutarch, Theseus 32.1-33.2📜 Plutarch, Theseus 32.3📜 Plutarch, Theseus 32.3-32.4📜 Plutarch, Theseus 32.4-33.1📜 Plutarch, Theseus 32.5📜 Plutarch, Theseus 33.1📜 Plutarch, Theseus 33.2📜 Plutarch, Theseus 34.1-34.2📜 Pomponius Mela 1.111📜 Ps-Lucian, Charidemos 6📜 Strabo 11.2.12📜 Strabo 5.3.5📜 Strabo 6.1.10📜 Strabo 8.5.3📜 Strabo 9.1.17📜 Vergil, Georgics 3.72-3.94
- Mentioned in Text
- Cypria Homeric Hymn 17 to the Dioscouroi Homeric Hymn 33 to the DioscouroiApollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryBacchylidesCallimachus, Hymn to AthenaD-Scholia, IliadDionysios PeriegetesEumelos, CorinthiacaEuripides, Trojan WomenHesiod, EhoiaiHomer, IliadHomer, OdysseyLucian, A Professor of Public SpeakingLucian, Dialogues of the DeadLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, Essays in Portraiture DefendedLucian, How to Write HistoryLucian, The DanceOvid, AmoresOvid, IbisPausaniasPindar, Isthmian 5Pindar, Nemean 10Pindar, Olympian 3Pindar, Pythian 11Pindar, Pythian 1Pindar, Pythian 4PindarPlutarch, TheseusPomponius MelaPs-Lucian, CharidemosStraboVergil, Georgics