- Information
- city on the Attica-Argolid border
- Alternative name
- 🌍 Nisa (alt. Megara)
- Cult site of
- 👤 Acheloos (river god) 👤 Alcathoos (Megarian) 👤 Aphrodite 👤 Apollo 👤 Artemis 👤 Athena 👤 Demeter 👤 Dionysos 👤 Eileithyia 👤 Iphigeneia 👤 Isis 👤 Pandion (Athenian II) 👤 Leucothea (goddess) 👤 Adrastos (Argive I) 👤 Tyche 👥 the Prodomeis
- Place of death of
- 👤 Alcmene 👤 Iphigeneia 👤 Pandion (Athenian II) 👤 Megareus (Megarian) 👤 Nisos (Megarian) 👤 Tereus 👤 Adrastos (Argive I) 👤 Iphinoe (d. of Alcathoos) 👤 Callipolis 👤 Hyperion (Mycenaean) 👤 Hippolyte (Amazon II)
- Place of burial of
- 👤 Alcmene 👤 Hyllos (s. of Deianeira) 👤 Ino 👤 Iphigeneia 👤 Megareus (Megarian) 👤 Tereus 👥 the Amazons 👤 Adrastos (Argive I) 👤 Astycrateia (d. of Polyidos) 👤 Ischepolis 👤 Euippos (Megarian) 👤 Iphinoe (d. of Alcathoos) 👤 Callipolis 👤 Coroibos (Argive) 👤 Manto (d. of Polyidos) 👤 Pyrgo 👤 Timalcos 👤 Hippolyte (Amazon II)
- Founded by
- 👥 the Dorians of the Peloponnese
- Settled by
- 👥 the Ionians
- Settled from
- 🌍 the Peloponnese
- Fortified by
- 👤 Alcathoos (Megarian)
- Eponym
- 👤 Megareus (Megarian)
- Derives etymology from
- 🏛️ the Megara of Demeter (Megara)
- Ruled by
- 👤 Aias (the greater) 👤 Alcathoos (Megarian) 👤 Sceiron 👤 Pandion (Athenian II) 👤 Megareus (Megarian) 👤 Nisos (Megarian) 👤 Pylas 👤 Cleson 👤 Car 👤 Lelex (Megarian) 👤 Hyperion (Mycenaean)
- Conquered by
- 👤 Theseus 👤 Minos
- Fortifications
- 🏛️ the Second Wall of Megara 🏛️ the First Wall of Megara
- Relics preserved on site
- 🏛️ the Tomb of Alcmene (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Hyllos (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Hippolyte (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Tereus (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Megareus (Megara) 🏛️ the Altar of the Prodomeis at Megara 🏛️ the Musical Stone (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Timalcos (Megara) 🏛️ the Temple of Athena Aiantis at Megara 🏛️ the Tomb of Callipolis (Megara) 🏛️ Anaclethris (Megara) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Aisymnos at Megara 🏛️ the Tomb of Pyrgo (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Iphinoe (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Astycrateia and Manto (Megara) 🏺 the Wooden Statue of Dionysos Patroos 🏺 the Statue of Dionysos Dasyllios 🏛️ the Tomb of Coroibos (Megara) 🏛️ the Tombs of the Amazons (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Iphigeneia (Megara) 🏺 the Statue of Athena Aiantis 🏛️ the Tomb of Adrastos (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Euippos (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Ischepolis (Megara)
- Encompases
- 🌍 Caria (Megara) 🏛️ the Megara of Demeter (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Alcmene (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Hyllos (Megara) 🏛️ the Temple of Artemis Agrotera and Apollo Agraios at Megara 🏛️ the Tomb of Hippolyte (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Tereus (Megara) 🌍 the Citadel of Alcathoos (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Megareus (Megara) 🏛️ the Altar of the Prodomeis at Megara 🏛️ the Second Wall of Megara 🏛️ the Musical Stone (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Timalcos (Megara) 🏛️ the Temple of Athena Aiantis at Megara 🏛️ the Tomb of Callipolis (Megara) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Artemis at Megara 🏛️ the Prytaneion (Megara) 🏛️ Anaclethris (Megara) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Aisymnos at Megara 🏛️ the Tomb of Pyrgo (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Iphinoe (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Astycrateia and Manto (Megara) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Dionysos at Megara 🏛️ the Tomb of Coroibos (Megara) 🌍 the Agora of Megara 🏛️ the Tombs of the Amazons (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Iphigeneia (Megara) 🏛️ the Spring of the Sithniad Nymphs (Megara) 🏛️ the First Wall of Megara 🏛️ the Tomb of Ino (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Adrastos (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Euippos (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Ischepolis (Megara) 🏛️ the Temple of Aphrodite at Megara 🏛️ the Temple of Tyche at Megara 🌍 the Sanctuary of Apollo Prostaterios at Megara
- Related Entities
- 👤 Acheloos (river god) 👤 Agamemnon 👤 Aiacos 👤 Aias (the greater) 👤 Aigeus (Athenian) 👤 Alcathoos (Megarian) 👤 Alcmene 👤 Aphrodite 👤 Apollo 👤 Artemis 👤 Athena 👤 Calchas 👤 the Calydonian Boar 👤 the Cithaironian Lion 👤 Demeter 👤 Dionysos 👤 Eileithyia 👤 Zeus 👤 Hyllos (s. of Deianeira) 👤 Ino 👤 Iphigeneia 👤 Isis 🌍 Crommyon (Argolid) 🌍 Corinth (Argolid) 🌍 Eleusis (Attica) 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Epidauros (Argolid) 🌍 the Isthmos of Corinth 🌍 Crete (island) 👤 Theseus 👤 Sceiron 👤 Pallas (Athenian) 👤 Pandion (Athenian II) 👤 Helen 👥 the Horai 👤 Periboia (Salamian) 👤 Persephone 👤 Philomela 👤 Polyidos (Corinthian) 👤 Procne 👤 Leucothea (goddess) 👤 Lycos (Athenian) 👤 Megareus (Megarian) 👤 Meleagros 👤 Minos 👥 the Moirai 👤 Nisos (Megarian) 👤 Pylas 👤 Pylia 👤 Scylla (Megarian) 👤 Tereus 👤 Thersandros (epigonos) 👥 the Amazons 🏺 the Lyre of Apollo 🌍 the Peloponnese 🌍 Egypt 👤 Adrastos (Argive I) 🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Arcadia 🌍 Elis (region) 👤 Aigialeus (epigonos) 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 Attica 🌍 Onchestos (Boiotia) 🌍 Troizen (Argolid) 🌍 Calydon (Aitolia) 🌍 Messenia 🌍 Hermion (Argolid) ⏳ the Flood of Deucalion 👥 the Ionians 👥 the Epigonoi 🌍 Aigina (island) 👥 the Defenders of Thebes against the Epigonoi 🌍 Megara (Argolid) 🌍 Glisas (Boiotia) 👤 Cleson 🌍 Asine (Argolid) 🌍 Mases (Argolid) 🌍 Cos (city) 👤 Tyche 👤 Euchenor (Corinthian) 👤 Astycrateia (d. of Polyidos) 👤 Diocles (Megarian) 👤 Ischepolis 👤 Euaichme (Megarian) 👤 Euippos (Megarian) 👤 Iphinoe (d. of Alcathoos) 👤 Iphinoe (d. of Nisos) 👤 Callipolis 👤 Car 👤 Cleso 👤 Codros 👤 Coroibos (Argive) 👤 Lelex (Megarian) 👤 Manto (d. of Polyidos) 👤 Megaros 👤 Pyrgo 👤 Sandion 👤 Tauropolis 👤 Timalcos 👤 Hyperion (Mycenaean) 👥 the Sons of Metion 🌍 Nisaia (Megarid) 🌍 Laciadai (Attica) 🌍 Erineos (Eleusis) 🏛️ the Wrestling School of Cercyon 🌍 Nisa (alt. Megara) 👤 Mother of Megaros (name unknown) 🌍 Mount Geraneia (Megarid) 🌍 Caria (Megara) 🏛️ the Megara of Demeter (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Alcmene (Megara) 👥 the Sons of Heracles 🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi 🏛️ the Tomb of Hyllos (Megara) 🏛️ the Temple of Artemis Agrotera and Apollo Agraios at Megara 👤 Hippolyte (Amazon II) 🏛️ the Tomb of Hippolyte (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Tereus (Megara) 🌍 the Citadel of Alcathoos (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Megareus (Megara) 👥 the Prodomeis 🏛️ the Altar of the Prodomeis at Megara 🏛️ the Second Wall of Megara 🏛️ the Musical Stone (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Timalcos (Megara) 🏛️ the Temple of Athena Aiantis at Megara 🏛️ the Tomb of Callipolis (Megara) 🏛️ the Prytaneion (Megara) 🏛️ Anaclethris (Megara) 👤 Aisymnos (Megarian) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Aisymnos at Megara 🏛️ the Tomb of Pyrgo (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Iphinoe (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Astycrateia and Manto (Megara) 🌍 the Saronic Gulf 🏺 the Wooden Statue of Dionysos Patroos 🏺 the Statue of Dionysos Dasyllios 🏛️ the Tomb of Coroibos (Megara) 🌍 the Agora of Megara 🏛️ the Tomb of Car (Argolid) 🏛️ the Sceironian Road (Megarid) ⏳ the Search of Demeter for Persephone 👥 the Dorians of the Peloponnese 🏛️ the Megarian Treasury (Olympia) 🌍 Rhous (Megarid) 🌍 River Thermodon (Boiotia) 🌍 Scotoussa (Thessaly) 🌍 Cynoscephalai (Thessaly) 🏛️ the Tombs of the Amazons (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Iphigeneia (Megara) 🏺 the Statue of Athena Aiantis 🏛️ the First Wall of Megara 🏛️ the Tomb of Adrastos (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Euippos (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Ischepolis (Megara) 🌍 Halicarnassos (Caria) 🌍 Cnidos (Asia Minor) 🌍 Rhodes (city) 👤 Althaimenes (Argive)
- Mentioned by
- 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.5 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.8 📖 Pausanias 1.5.3 📖 Pausanias 1.19.4 📖 Pausanias 1.39.3 📖 Pausanias 1.39.4 📖 Pausanias 1.39.5 📖 Pausanias 1.39.6 📖 Pausanias 1.40.1 📖 Pausanias 1.40.6 📖 Pausanias 1.41.1 📖 Pausanias 1.41.2 📖 Pausanias 1.41.6 📖 Pausanias 1.41.7 📖 Pausanias 1.42.1 📖 Pausanias 1.42.4 📖 Pausanias 1.42.6 📖 Pausanias 1.42.7 📖 Pausanias 1.43.1 📖 Pausanias 1.43.2 📖 Pausanias 1.43.3 📖 Pausanias 1.43.4 📖 Pausanias 1.43.5 📖 Pausanias 1.44.3 📖 Pausanias 1.44.6 📖 Pausanias 2.34.7 📖 Pausanias 1.44.2 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 10.3 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 25.3 📖 Pausanias 1.40.4 📖 Pausanias 1.5.3-1.5.4 📖 Pausanias 9.9.1-9.9.5 📖 Pausanias 1.41.3-1.41.6 📖 Pausanias 1.41.8-1.41.9 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 8.1-12.2 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 27.1-27.6 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 27.5-27.6 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 155 Most 📖 Lucian, The Dance 41 📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 113 Harder 📖 Pindar, Nemean 5 43-54 📖 Pindar, Isthmian 8 61-70 📖 Strabo 9.3.13 📖 Strabo 8.1.2 📖 Strabo 9.1.7 📖 Strabo 9.1.5 📖 Strabo 3.5.5-3.5.6 📖 Strabo 14.2.6-14.2.11
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, Library Plutarch, Theseus Pausanias Hesiod, Ehoiai Strabo Callimachus, Aetia Lucian, The Dance Pindar, Nemean 5 Pindar, Isthmian 8
- Mentioned in citation of
- 📖 Homer, Iliad 13.673-13.700 📖 Thucydides 2.29.3
- Relevant to local traditions reported from of
- 🌍 Boiotia 🌍 Megara (Argolid)
- Reported to have local traditions about
- 👤 Aiacos 👤 Aias (the greater) 👤 Alcathoos (Megarian) 👤 Alcmene 👤 Castor (Spartan) 👤 Cychreus 👤 Endeis 👤 Ino 👤 Iphigeneia 🌍 Eleusis (Attica) 🌍 Athens (Attica) 👤 Theseus 👤 Sceiron 👤 Peleus 👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) 👤 Leucothea (goddess) 👤 Megareus (Megarian) 👤 Nisos (Megarian) 👤 Telamon (Salamian) 👤 Tereus 👥 the Salamis Contingent at Troy (attackers) 🌍 Egypt 🌍 Salamis (island) 🌍 Aphidnai (Attica) 🌍 Megara (Argolid) 👤 Diocles (Megarian) 👤 Car 👤 Cleso 👤 Lelex (Megarian) 👤 Tauropolis 👤 Timalcos 🌍 Nisaia (Megarid) 🏛️ the Megara of Demeter (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Alcmene (Megara) 👤 Hippolyte (Amazon II) 🏛️ the Tomb of Hippolyte (Megara) 🏛️ the Tomb of Tereus (Megara) 🌍 Pagai (Megarid) 🌍 Tripodiscos (Argolid) 👤 Chariclo (d. of Cychreus) 🏛️ the Tomb of Ino (Megara) 🌍 Polichne (Megarid) 🌍 Aigeiroussa (Megarid)
- Local traditions reported by
- 📖 Pausanias 1.39.5 📖 Pausanias 1.39.6 📖 Pausanias 1.41.7 📖 Pausanias 1.42.7 📖 Pausanias 1.43.1 📖 Pausanias 9.16.7 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 10.3 📖 Pausanias 1.41.3-1.41.6 📖 Pausanias 1.41.8-1.41.9 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 10.1-10.3 📖 Strabo 9.1.10
- Commissioned depictions of
- 👤 Acheloos (river god) 👤 Ares 👤 Athena 👤 Deianeira (w. of Heracles) 👤 Zeus 👤 Heracles