tomb of Achilles
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The tomb of Achilles is the legendary burial site of the Greek hero Achilles near Troy, venerated in ancient myth and literature as a place of heroic cult and sacrifice.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cult site
ⓘ
heroön ⓘ legendary burial site ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Achilles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates | death of Achilles ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
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ⓘ
Epic Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ Homeric tradition ⓘ Philostratus’ Heroicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo’s Geography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
burial place of Achilles
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place of heroic consultation ⓘ site of offerings to Achilles ⓘ |
| hasCultType | hero cult ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation |
mound
ⓘ
seaside barrow ⓘ tumulus ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
animal sacrifice
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athletic contests ⓘ funerary games ⓘ libations ⓘ |
| influenced | later hero cult topography ⓘ |
| linkedEvent | Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedFigure |
Neoptolemus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ Patroclus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thetis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMotif |
place of heroic epiphany
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place of lamentation ⓘ site of sacrifice before sailing ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dardanelles
NERFINISHED
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Hellespont NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalStatus | legendary ⓘ |
| partOf | mythic landscape of the Troad ⓘ |
| timeOfCult |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| uncertainIdentification | modern archaeology ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Achaeans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic rulers ⓘ |
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