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Ancient Greek city in Arcadia
Orchomenus or Orchomenos (Greek: Ὀρχομενός) was an ancient city of Arcadia, Greece, called by Thucydides (v. 61) the Arcadian Orchomenus (Ὀρχομενός ὁ Ἀρκαδικός)
Orchomenus_(Arcadia)
Topics referred to by the same term
figures Orchomenus (Arcadia), also called the Arcadian Orchomenus, a city of Arcadia Orchomenus (Boeotia), also called the Minyean Orchomenus, a city
Orchomenus
Town in Central Greece
It is often referred to as "Minyan Orchomenus", to distinguish it from a later city of the same name in Arcadia. It is located at the base of Akontion
Orchomenus_(Boeotia)
Regional unit in Greece
Arcadia (Greek: Αρκαδία, romanized: Arkadía Modern Greek: [ɐr.kɐˈði.ɐ]) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region
Arcadia_(regional_unit)
Arcadian tyrant
Νέαρχος, Nearchos; fl. 234 BC) was a ruler of the Greek city of Orchomenus in Arcadia. He was probably a tyrant and is known only from an inscription
Nearchus_of_Orchomenus
Several figures in Greek mythology
Greek mythology, the name Orchomenus (/ɔːrˈkɒmɪnəs/; Ancient Greek: Ὀρχομενός, romanized: Orkhomenós) may refer to: Orchomenus, an Arcadian prince as one
Orchomenus_(mythology)
Historical region in Greece
Arcadia (/ɑːrˈkeɪdiə/; Greek: Ἀρκαδία, romanized: Arkadía) is a region in the central Peloponnese, Greece. It takes its name from the mythological character
Arcadia_(region)
Greek mythical character, king of Arcadia, son of Pelasgus and Meliboea
Greek: Λυκάων, romanized: Lukáōn, Attic Greek: [ly.kǎː.ɔːn]) was a king of Arcadia who, in the most popular version of the myth, killed and cooked his son
Lycaon_(king_of_Arcadia)
Ancient Greek rulers of Orchomenus
name belonging to two ancient Greek rulers in Orchomenus in Arcadia. The elder Aristocrates of Orchomenus was the son of Aechmis. He was stoned to death
Aristocrates_of_Orchomenus
Νώνακρις) was a town of northern ancient Arcadia, named for the Arcadian king Lycaon's wife, in the territory of Orchomenus. With Dipoena and Calliae, it formed
Nonacris_(Orchomenus)
Town in ancient Arcadia
Theisoa (Ancient Greek: Θεισόα) was a town of ancient Arcadia, in the territory of Orchomenus. It is mentioned along with Methydrium and Teuthis as belonging
Theisoa_(Orchomenus)
Opus Boeotia, Greece Atalanti Opous Orchomenus Arcadia, Greece Orchomenos near Levidi Kalpaki (Médiéval name) Orchomenus Boeotia, Greece Oricos Illyria/Epirus
List_of_ancient_Greek_cities
Town of ancient Arcadia
registers a union between Euaimon and Orchomenus in which the citizens of Euaimon become part of the citizenship of Orchomenus, although probably Euaimon continued
Euaimon
Άμιλος) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia. It was situated in the territory of Orchomenus, on the road from Orchomenus to Stymphalus. A road to Pheneus
Amilus
Village in Peloponnese, Greece
Pyrgos) and Arcadia Provincial Roads 56 and 58: it is also on the route of the historic EO111, which existed from 1928 to 1955. Orchomenus (Arcadia) Cultivation
Vlacherna,_Arcadia
Greece Opus (mythology) Orchamus Orchomenus Orchomenus (Arcadia) Orchomenus (Boeotia) Orchomenus (Euboea) Orchomenus (Thessaly) Oread Oreithyia Painter
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Topics referred to by the same term
353 BC - 344 BC Hicetas (Orchomenus), a king of Orchomenus in Arcadia, Greece. He was son of the elder Aristocrates of Orchomenus and father of the younger
Hicetas_(disambiguation)
Village in ancient Arcadia
Caphyae, in Arcadian Azania in ancient Arcadia, Greece. Rheunus was the place where the waters from the Orchomenus plain resurfaced as the river Tragus
Rheunus
Topics referred to by the same term
Andritsaina, Elis, Greece Theisoa (Arcadia), a town of ancient Arcadia, Greece Theisoa (Orchomenus), a town of ancient Arcadia, Greece This disambiguation page
Theisoa
Town in the north of ancient Arcadia
between Laconia and Arcadia. It is cited by Pausanias, who says that it was at the end of a ravine, on the road from Orchomenus to Pheneus and from there
Caryae_(Arcadia)
Epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis
worshipped throughout Arcadia. She had a temple someplace between Orchomenus and Mantineia. We know from the geographer Pausanias that Orchomenus at least used
Hymnia
Region of Greece
invaders would be poised to attack both Orchomenus and Coronea. Having gained control of Chaeronea, Orchomenus and Coronea, and their territories, the
Boeotia
Town in the northeast of ancient Arcadia
Phliasia on the east, the territory of Mantineia on the south, and that of Orchomenus and Pheneus on the west. This plain is shut in on all sides by mountains
Stymphalus_(Arcadia)
Elymia (Ancient Greek: Ἐλυμία) was a town of ancient Arcadia, on the confines of Mantineia and Orchomenus. Its site is located east of the modern village of
Elymia
Topics referred to by the same term
to: Nonacris (Orchomenus), an ancient Greek town in the region of Orchomenus Nonacris (mythology), the wife of king Lycaon of Arcadia in Greek mythology
Nonacris_(disambiguation)
Tegea. Pausanias places Maera on one of the roads between Mantineia and Orchomenus, and indicates that its ruins were thirty stadia from the ruins of Ptolis
Maera_(Arcadia)
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
political geography of Arcadia, not totally compatible with modern Arcadia Megalopolis (235 BC) Mantineia (235/227 BC) Orchomenus (235 BC) Heraea (captured
Achaean_League
Group in Greek mythology
Poseidon Samos Antilochus ✓ ✓ son of Nestor Pylos Ascalaphus ✓ ✓ son of Ares Orchomenus Blanirus ✓ Clytius ✓ Cyane Diomedes ✓ ✓ son of Tydeus Argos Elephenor
Suitors_of_Helen
king of Dardania Asterion, a king of Crete Athamas (Ἀθάμας), a king of Orchomenus Atreus (Ἀτρεύς), a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
List of mortals in Greek mythology
List_of_mortals_in_Greek_mythology
Greek mythological king of Arcadia
of Lycaon, or else Themisto, daughter of Inachus. In one rare account, Orchomenus was called the father of Arcas. Arcas was married to either Laodamia (Leaneira)
Arcas
Alea (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέα) was a town of ancient Arcadia, between Orchomenus and Stymphalus. In the time of Pausanias, 2nd century, it contained temples
Alea_(Arcadia)
Topics referred to by the same term
of Elea in Magna Graecia Nearchus of Orchomenus, fl. 234 BC, a ruler of the Greek city of Orchomenus in Arcadia, probably a tyrant Saint Nearchus, 3rd
Nearchus_(disambiguation)
Band of heroes in Greek mythology
Pelias was being haunted by the ghost of Phrixus. Phrixus had fled from Orchomenus riding on a divine ram to avoid being sacrificed and took refuge in Colchis
Argonauts
Town in ancient Arcadia
Greek: Κλείτωρ or Κλήτωρ), also known as Clitorium, was a town in ancient Arcadia. It possessed a small territory called Cleitoria or Kleitoria (Κλειτορία)
Cleitor
Pausanias places Ptolis on the more easterly road from between Mantineia and Orchomenus, and indicates that its ruins were thirty stadia from the ruins of Maera
Ptolis
Spartan war (229/228–222 BCE)
Cleomenes took the important cities Tegea, Mantineia, Caphyae, and Orchomenus in Arcadia, who had by then allied themselves with the Aetolian League, a powerful
Cleomenean_War
Spartan victory against Argos, Athens and Mantinea
Argives denounced the truce and resumed the war, capturing the key town of Orchomenus. As a result, Spartans directed their anger towards Agis, who avoided
Battle_of_Mantinea_(418_BC)
Name of several figures in Greek mythology
of Arcadia by either Eurynome or Cleophyle. His brothers were Ancaeus, Epochus and Amphidamas. Iasus (Iasius), father of King Amphion of Orchomenus. The
Iasus
Settlement in Greece
village. Ancient Methydrion was a city of ancient Arcadia. According to Pausanias it was founded by Orchomenus, son of Lycaon. In the 2nd century AD, it was
Methydrio
River in Greece
inner side of the embankment surrounding the city of Caphyae near lake Orchomenus, after which it descends into a chasm of the earth, issuing again at a
Tragus_(river)
Settlement in ancient Greek Arcadia
(/ˈtiːdʒiə/; Greek: Τεγέα) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government
Tegea
Rhamnous, East Attica Theatre of Chaeronea, Boeotia Theatre of Orchomenos, Orchomenus (Boeotia) Theatre of Delphi, Delphi Theatre of Stratos, Aetolia-Acarnania
List of ancient Greek theatres
List_of_ancient_Greek_theatres
Town in the northeast of ancient Arcadia
(Ancient Greek: Φένεος or Φενεός) was a town in the northeast of ancient Arcadia. Its territory, called Pheniatis (ἡ Φενεατική or ἡ Φενεᾶτις or η Φενική)
Pheneus
4th-century BCE conflict between Thebes and Sparta
near the Boeotian city of Orchomenus, then still an ally of Sparta. Hearing reports that the Spartan garrison in Orchomenus had left for Locris, Pelopidas
Theban–Spartan_War
Ancient city in Greece
Theisoa and Methydrium, were three cities who originally "belonged" to Orchomenus but whose inhabitants decided to relocate and join many others in forming
Teuthis
City of ancient Arcadia
(Ancient Greek: Καφύαι) was a city of ancient Arcadia situated in a small plain, northwest of the lake of Orchomenus. It was protected against inundations from
Caphyae
Greek Goddess of the Hunt
of the origin of the bucolic (pastoral) songs. Cedreatis, near Orchomenus in Arcadia. A xoanon was mounted on the holy cedar (kedros). Chesias, from
Epithets_of_Artemis
3rd-century BCE king of Sparta, Agiad dynasty
Sparta's inclinations. In 229 BC, the cities of Tegea, Mantinea, Caphyae and Orchomenus, who were allied with the Aetolian League, joined Sparta. Historians Polybius
Cleomenes_III
Several figures in Greek mythology
Periclymenus, son of either Presbon or Orchomenus (in the latter case, brother of Aspledon and Amphidocus) and a King of Orchomenus in Boeotia, which he inherited
Clymenus
5th century or the beginning of the 4th century BCE; an inscription at Orchomenus that could be dated around the years 369-361 BCE; and in an inscription
Torthyneum
Divine hero in Greek mythology
to the ancient Thebans, he cut off the noses of the heralds sent from Orchomenus to demand tribute, intending to insult them. Heracles used his wits on
Heracles
Ancient Greek writer
Dionysius of Halicarnassus and mentions that Aeneas lived in Arcadian Orchomenus. Fragments 2a and 2b survive in the work of Hyginus and focuses on the
Ariaethus_of_Tegea
Ancient Greek goddess
the Katavothres where the water overflowed, creating a big marsh. At Orchomenus, a sanctuary was built for Artemis Hymnia in which her festival was celebrated
Artemis
Town of ancient Thessaly in Ancient Greece
located 10 km south from present-day Almyros. In Greek mythology Halos and Orchomenus are variously recorded as starting point of Phrixos' and Helle's flight
Halos_(Thessaly)
Greek mythical character
while Artemis was bathing in it." "As to Actæon there is a tradition at Orchomenus, that a spectre which sat on a stone injured their land. And when they
Actaeon
Caphyae), in Arcadian Azania in ancient Arcadia, Greece. Nasi was the place where the waters from the Orchomenus plain resurfaced as the river Tragus. The
Nasi_(Caphyatis)
Ancient Greek mythological figure
Macar, Macedon, Maenalus, Mantineus, Melaeneus, Nyctimus, Oenotrus, Orchomenus, Orestheus, Pallas, Parrhasius, Peraethus, Phigalus, Phthius, Stymphalus
Alipherus
Ancient defeat of Messenia by Sparta
battle was determined by trickery. The Spartans bribed Aristocrates of Orchomenus, the king of the Arcadians, to withdraw his men just as the battle was
Battle_of_the_Great_Foss
Town in central ancient Arcadia
Maloetas and Mylaon. According to Greek mythology, it was founded by Orchomenus; but its inhabitants were removed to Megalopolis, upon the establishment
Methydrium
Ancient Greek mythological figures
Anaxibia or other sources had Phylomache, Minyan daughter of King Amphion of Orchomenus as the spouse of Pelias. Alphesiboea, an Indian nymph, who was obsessively
Alphesiboea
Military alliance led by Sparta, c. 550 – 366 BC
Sparta in 418. It left again after Leuctra to found the Arcadian League. Orchomenus (Arcadian) was forced to temporarily defect in 418 by the coalition of
Peloponnesian_League
List of sieges by a historical figure
Poliorcetes Argos Capture of Argos 303 Orchomenus Location: Greece Demetrius I Poliorcetes Orchomenus Capture of Orchomenus 300-299 Lampsacus Location: Ionia
List of sieges conducted by Demetrius I Poliorcetes
List_of_sieges_conducted_by_Demetrius_I_Poliorcetes
222 BCE battle between a Macedonian-Achaean alliance and Sparta
proposed by the Macedonians and additionally surrendered the cities of Orchomenus and Heraia to Macedon. Subsequently, Antigonus mustered his army for the
Battle_of_Sellasia
4th-century BCE monograph series
Cyrene, Sparta, Leukas, Epizephyrian Locris, Miletus, Naxos, Naples, Opus, Orchomenus, Paros, Pellene, Samos, Samothrace, Sicyon, Syracuse, Taranto, Tegea,
Constitutions_(Aristotle)
Archaeological site in Greece
Atreus, the largest of the nine tombs. Like the Treasury of Minyas at Orchomenus the tomb had been looted of its contents and its nature as funerary monument
Mycenae
Name from Greek mythology
Arrhon, a Minyan prince as the son of King Clymenus (Periclymenus) of Orchomenus and Buzyge (or Budeia) and his brothers were Erginus, Azeus, Pyleus, Stratius
Arrhon
Overview of and topical guide to ancient Greece
Greece Aeniania Attica Athens Eleusis Laurion Marathon Boeotia Thebes Orchomenus Chaeronea Doris Euboea Chalcis Eretria Locris Amfissa Megaris Megara Oetaea
Outline_of_ancient_Greece
Eurypontid king of Sparta from 427 to 400/399 BC
the Argives had seized the opportunity afforded by his return and taken Orchomenus. It was proposed to pull down his house, and inflict on him a fine of
Agis_II
Greek mythological figures in the Trojan War
Alector and Arteis Boeotia Minyans • Aspledon • Orchomenus Ascalaphus sons of Ares and Astyoche Orchomenus Ialmenus Phocēans • Anemorea • river Cephissus
Achaean_Leaders
Greek statesman and general (271–213 BCE)
Achaeans in Eastern Arcadia. In 229 BC, Cleomenes III of Sparta took three Arcadian cities from the Aetolian League: Tegea, Orchomenus, and Mantinea. It
Aratus_of_Sicyon
Battle in ancient Greece
Aratus, unsuccessfully attempted to re-capture the cities of Tegea and Orchomenus. This failure was made worse when a vastly numerically superior Achaean
Battle_of_Mount_Lycaeum
King of Macedon (294–288 BC)
Phyle, Kechries, Epidaurus, Sicyon, Corinth, Bura, Scirus (Arcadia), Argos, and Orchomenus. According to Plutarch, Demetrius would have commanded 110
Demetrius_I_Poliorcetes
Ancient Greek mythological hero involved in the Trojan War
received from Agamemnon. The expanse of his territory included Pheneos, Orchomenus, Rhipe, Stratia, Enispe, Tegea, Mantineia, Stymphalus and Parrhasia. Apollodorus
Agapenor
said to be her attendants. The most famous location of their worship was Orchomenus, where they were venerated in the form of three stones. They were also
List_of_Greek_deities
Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Arkadia [= FGrHist 334 F75]. Smith, s.v. Orchomenus (3). Kern 1893, para. 2; Smith, s.v. Agamedes; Scholia to Aristophanes's
Zeus
Theban general and statesman (419/411–362 BC)
Boeotian confederacy, compelling the previously Spartan-aligned polis of Orchomenus to join the league. The following year the Thebans invaded the Peloponnesus
Epaminondas
Pontic forces of Archelaus in the First Mithridatic War. 85 BC Battle of Orchomenus Sulla again defeats Archelaus in the decisive battle of the First Mithridatic
List_of_battles_before_301
fourth century BC generally considered a tragic poet Charixene Chersias of Orchomenus, archaic epic Choerilus (tragic poet) Athenian tragic poet, who exhibited
List_of_ancient_Greek_poets
Ancient Greek war (395–387 BC)
Lysander, arriving before Pausanias, successfully persuaded the city of Orchomenus to revolt from the Boeotian confederacy, and advanced to Haliartus with
Corinthian_War
In Greek myth, fifty sisters who slew their husbands
the same as the above Anaxithea) Isonoe or Isione or Hesione, mother of Orchomenus or Chryses by Zeus. Kamira Phaethusa, one of the possible mothers of Myrtilus
Danaïdes
Army of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta
secured her control of the Peloponnese peninsula. The Spartans forced Arcadia into recognizing their power; Argos lost Cynuria (the South Eastern coast
Spartan_army
son of King Neleus and Chloris, daughter of the Minyan king Amphion of Orchomenus. His siblings were Pero, Periclymenus, Alastor, Chromius, Asterius, Deimachus
Eurybius
Decade
100 triremes to help combat Athens. Thebes destroys its Boeotian rival Orchomenus. Philip II of Macedon, brother of the reigning king of Macedonia, returns
360s_BC
Decade
selected infantry body of 300. Learning that the Spartan garrison of Orchomenus (in Boeotia) is leaving for an expedition to Locris, Pelopidas sets out
370s_BC
Decade
invades the Peloponnese and drives the Spartans out of Argos, taking Orchomenus and Mantineia in the process. King Diodotus II of Bactria is killed by
220s_BC
Decade
Haliartus. Lysander, arriving before Pausanias, persuades the city of Orchomenus to revolt from the Boeotian confederacy, and then advances to Haliartus
390s_BC
Roman civilisation from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD
the Nervasos Mountains Battle near Osca Battle of Octodurus Battle of Orchomenus Battle of Orleans (463) Battle of Ostia (409) Battle at Pontes Longi Battle
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Venetian period Old Navarino castle Near Pylos Frankish period Orchomenus (Boeotia) Castle Orchomenus (Boeotia) Ancient period Palace of the Grand Master of the
List_of_castles_in_Greece
of Apollo and founder of the city Miletus Minyas Μινύας the founder of Orchomenus in Boeotia Molurus Μόλουρος the man killed by Hyettus Munichus Μούνιχος
List of minor Greek mythological figures
List_of_minor_Greek_mythological_figures
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