Corinth (through her association with Sisyphus)
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Corinth (through her association with Sisyphus) is the ancient Greek city-state traditionally linked with the mythic king Sisyphus and his wife Merope, serving as a prominent setting in their legendary narratives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corinth (through her association with Sisyphus) canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city-state
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mythological location ⓘ |
| appearsInSourceTradition | later mythographic accounts of Sisyphus ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Merope
ⓘ
Sisyphus ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culturalContext | Archaic and Classical Greek mythic tradition ⓘ |
| hasMythicMotif |
clever mortal outwitting divine powers
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eternal punishment as consequence of earthly actions ⓘ |
| hasMythicTheme |
deception and trickery
ⓘ
hubris against the gods ⓘ relationship between mortals and gods ⓘ |
| linkedConstellationMyth | Merope as one of the Pleiades ⓘ |
| linkedLegend |
Sisyphus as a cunning king
ⓘ
punishment of Sisyphus in the underworld ⓘ |
| linkedMythicFigure |
Bellerophon (later hero associated with Corinthian region)
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Sisyphus’s son Glaucus (in some genealogies) ⓘ |
| mythicChronology | age of heroes in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| mythicGenealogicalRole | kingdom of a descendant of Aeolus ⓘ |
| mythicGenre |
didactic tale about deceit
ⓘ
heroic legend ⓘ |
| mythicReputation | realm of a deceitful king ⓘ |
| mythicStatusOfRuler | Sisyphus as founder-king in some traditions ⓘ |
| mythologicalConnection |
Hades
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surface form:
Hades (realm where Sisyphus is punished)
House of Aeolus through Sisyphus ⓘ Pleiades through Merope ⓘ Thanatos ⓘ
surface form:
Thanatos (Death subdued by Sisyphus)
Zeus ⓘ
surface form:
Zeus (as adversary of Sisyphus)
|
| mythologicalQueen | Merope ⓘ |
| narrativeFunctionInMyth |
earthly kingdom contrasted with the underworld
ⓘ
starting point of Sisyphus’s transgressions ⓘ symbol of royal power misused by Sisyphus ⓘ |
| representedAs | royal seat of Sisyphus in legend ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | setting of the myth of Sisyphus ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociationInMyth |
consequences of cunning without wisdom
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tension between human intelligence and divine order ⓘ |
| traditionalRulerInMyth | Sisyphus ⓘ |
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Subject: Corinth (through her association with Sisyphus) Description of subject: Corinth (through her association with Sisyphus) is the ancient Greek city-state traditionally linked with the mythic king Sisyphus and his wife Merope, serving as a prominent setting in their legendary narratives.
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