Mythological kings of Phrygia
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Mythological kings of Phrygia are legendary rulers from ancient Anatolian lore, best known from Greek mythology for figures like Midas whose stories blend local tradition with Hellenic myth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological group of rulers
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topic in Greek mythology ⓘ topic in Phrygian mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
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Cybele NERFINISHED ⓘ Dionysus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordian Knot NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordium NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Tmolus NERFINISHED ⓘ River Pactolus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Greek mythology
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Mythological kings ⓘ Phrygian mythology ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek
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Phrygian ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Dymas
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Gordias NERFINISHED ⓘ Manes NERFINISHED ⓘ Midas NERFINISHED ⓘ Midas II NERFINISHED ⓘ Midas III NERFINISHED ⓘ Mysius NERFINISHED ⓘ Nannacus NERFINISHED ⓘ Otreus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tantalus (as Phrygian king in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Greco-Roman literature about Midas
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medieval and modern retellings of the Midas story ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek heroic saga tradition
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local Anatolian religious traditions ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Herodotus
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Homeric hymns (indirectly) ⓘ Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ later Greek mythographers ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Greek language sources
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Phrygian language (partly reconstructed) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
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ancient Phrygia ⓘ |
| mythType |
etiological myth
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heroic legend ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
legendary rulers of Phrygia
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mediators between local Anatolian cults and Greek gods ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anatolian mythological traditions
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Greek mythological tradition ⓘ |
| theme |
divine favor and punishment
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foundation of cities and cults ⓘ oracles and prophecy ⓘ wealth and its dangers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age ⓘ |
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