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Troezen was one of the children of Pelops [1] [2] and Hippodamia, and thus brother to Pittheus, Alcathous, Dimoetes, [3] Pleisthenes, Atreus, Thyestes, Copreus, Hippalcimus, Sciron, Cleones, Letreus, Astydameia, Nicippe, Lysidice and Eurydice. Troezen was the father of Anaphlystus and Sphettus, who migrated to Attica and gave their names to two ...
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Althepus renamed the land Oraea, which he ruled, and called it Althepia. [2] These are the former names of the land about Troezen. In the reign of this king, Poseidon and Athena contended, as at Athens, for the land of the Troezenians, but, through the mediation of Zeus, they became the joint guardians of the country.
Pittheus was a son of Pelops and Dia [2] [3] (maybe another name for Hippodamia), father of Aethra [4] [5] and Henioche, [6] and grandfather and instructor of Theseus.. He was described by Euripides as the most pious son of Pelops, a wise man, and well versed on understanding the oracle thus sought by Aegeus. [7]
Troezen girls traditionally dedicated a lock of their hair to him before their marriage. Sybaris in Magna Graecia was a Troezenian colony (founded 720 BC). [7] Before the Battle of Salamis (480 BC), Athenian women and children were sent to Troezen for safety on the instructions of the Athenian statesman Themistocles.
Franz Ritter von Stuck (February 23, 1863 – August 30, 1928), born Franz Stuck, was a German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and architect.Stuck was best known for his paintings of ancient mythology, receiving substantial critical acclaim with The Sin in 1892.
Decree of Themistocles, National Archaeological Museum of Athens, 13330. The Decree of Themistocles or Troezen Inscription is an ancient Greek inscription, found at Troezen, discussing Greek strategy in the Greco-Persian Wars, purported to have been issued by the Athenian assembly under the guidance of Themistocles. Since the publication of its ...
It shares many characteristics with Nordic folklore and English folklore due to their origins in a common Germanic mythology.It reflects a similar mix of influences: a pre-Christian pantheon and other beings equivalent to those of Norse mythology; magical characters (sometimes recognizably pre-Christian) associated with Christian festivals, and various regional 'character' stories.