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Epeius, an Elean prince as son of King Endymion. He ran a race at Olympia, against his brothers Aetolus and Paeon, winning his father's kingdom. Epeius' other siblings were Eurycyda and possibly Naxos. [1] He was married to Anaxiroe, daughter of Coronus, and had one daughter, Hyrmine. King Oenomaus of Pisa was his contemporary. [2]
Agamemnon, Talthybius and Epeius, relief from Samothrace, ca. 560 BC, Louvre. Epeius (/ ɪ ˈ p aɪ. ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἐπειός Epeiós) or Epeus was a mythological Greek soldier during the Trojan War or, in some accounts, one of the Achaean Leaders, at the head of a contingent of 30 ships from the islands of the Cyclades. [1]
Pīsâtis (Πισᾶτις "[territory] of Pisa") Triphylia (Τριφυλία Triphūlía "Country of the Three Tribes"). Koilē Elis, the largest and most northern of the three, was watered by the river Peneus and its tributary, the Ladon. The district was famous during antiquity for its cattle and horses.
Piazza dei Miracoli. The Piazza dei Miracoli (Italian: [ˈpjattsa dei miˈraːkoli]; 'Square of Miracles'), formally known as Piazza del Duomo ('Cathedral Square'), is a walled 8.87-hectare (21.9-acre) compound in central Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world. [1]
Alector, an Elean prince as the son of King Epeius, and brother of Hyrmine. Later on, he succeeded his father on the throne of Elis but in fear of the overlordship of King Pelops of Pisa, he summoned Phorbas from Olenus to his aid and gave his new ally a share of the kingdom. [7] By Phorbas’ daughter, Diogeneia, Alector became father of ...
Pisa (Ancient Greek: Πῖσα) is a village situated 2.15 kilometres (1.34 mi) to the east of Olympia, Greece, located on the northwest side of the Peloponnesus peninsula. Currently it is not politically independent but it is a community of the municipality of Ancient Olympia, in the regional unit of Elis .
His brothers were Paeon, Epeius, Eurycyda, [4] and Naxos. [5] In one account, Aetolus was the son of Protogenia by Zeus and the brother of Aethlius, [6] Opus [7] and possibly Dorus. [8] Other sources also described Aetolus as the son of Amphictyon and father of Physcius, the father of Locrus. [9]
Christ Enthroned with the Virgin and Saint John (Italian: Cristo in trono tra la Vergine e san Giovanni) is a mosaic in the apse of Pisa Cathedral. It is famous for the depiction of John the Evangelist, the last work by the Italian medieval artist Cimabue. It is also the only work of his which is dated and has historical documentation ...