mythical hero Taras

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demigod figure in Greek mythology mythological hero

Taras is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as the heroic son of Poseidon and the eponymous founder of the city of Tarentum (modern Taranto) in southern Italy.

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Label Occurrences
Taras (mythological hero) 2
mythical hero Taras canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf demigod ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological hero ⓘ
associatedCityState Tarentum ⓘ
associatedDeity Poseidon ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Taranto ⓘ
Tarentum ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Magna Graecia ⓘ
Southern Italy ⓘ
surface form: southern Italy
associatedWithSea yes ⓘ
category Children of Poseidon ⓘ
Heroes in Greek mythology ⓘ
Mythological founders of cities ⓘ
childOf Poseidon ⓘ
connectedTo dolphins ⓘ
maritime colonization ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
depictedOn coins of Tarentum ⓘ
eponymousFounderOf Taranto ⓘ
Tarentum ⓘ
ethnicContext Greek colonists in Italy ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givesNameTo Taranto ⓘ
Tarentum ⓘ
hasCultType local hero cult ⓘ
hasDomain sea travel ⓘ
hasFather Poseidon ⓘ
hasLatinizedForm Taras ⓘ
hasMythType founder myth ⓘ
heroic myth ⓘ
hasNameForm Τάρας ⓘ
hasParentDeity Poseidon ⓘ
iconography youth on a dolphin ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
linkedToModernLocation Taranto ⓘ
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology ⓘ
namedAfter Tarentum ⓘ
origin Greek colonial tradition in Italy ⓘ
role city founder ⓘ
hero ⓘ
symbol youth riding a dolphin ⓘ
timePeriodOfCult Classical antiquity ⓘ
worshippedIn Taranto ⓘ
Tarentum ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarentum → namedAfter → mythical hero Taras ⓘ
Taras → namedAfter → mythical hero Taras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taras (mythological hero)
Taras → hasEponym → mythical hero Taras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taras (mythological hero)