Κιθαιρών
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Κιθαιρών is the ancient Greek name for Mount Cithaeron, a mountain range in central Greece famous in mythology and classical literature.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| ancientNameOf | Mount Cithaeron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Dionysus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth | Heracles and the lion of Cithaeron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean mountain climate ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| coveredBy | forests and shrubland ⓘ |
| famousFor |
appearances in classical Greek tragedy
ⓘ
role in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbolic frontier between Theban and Athenian spheres in literature ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Cithaeron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLatin | Cithaeron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInModernGreek | Κιθαιρώνας ⓘ |
| hasPass | Cithaeron passes connecting Attica and Boeotia ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary | sanctuaries of local and Olympian gods in antiquity ⓘ |
| hasType | limestone mountain ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | approximately 1409 metres ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Mount Helicon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Attica
ⓘ
Boeotia NERFINISHED ⓘ central Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece
|
| locatedWestOf | Mount Parnitha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
works of Aeschylus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
works of Euripides ⓘ works of Sophocles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent |
Bacchic rites of Dionysus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
death of Pentheus ⓘ exposure of Oedipus as an infant ⓘ |
| nearAncientCity |
Eleutherae
NERFINISHED
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Plataea NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearModernSettlement |
Erythres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plataies NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek mainland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parnitha–Cithaeron mountain system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Attica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boeotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsBoundary | border between Attica and Boeotia in antiquity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.