island of Erytheia in the far west
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The island of Erytheia in the far west is a mythical western land in Greek mythology, famed as the remote home of the three-bodied giant Geryon and the setting of one of Heracles’ labors.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erytheia | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythical island ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heracles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hesperides (western isles) NERFINISHED ⓘ cattle of Geryon NERFINISHED ⓘ myths of the world’s edge ⓘ red light of sunset ⓘ sunset ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | extreme western edge of the world ⓘ |
| country | far west (mythical western land) ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| describedIn | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | island of the Hesperides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event |
slaying of Geryon by Heracles
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theft of Geryon’s cattle by Heracles ⓘ |
| genre | heroic myth ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Orthrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
ocean-girt
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remote ⓘ |
| hasColorAssociation | red ⓘ |
| homeOf |
Geryon
NERFINISHED
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three-bodied giant Geryon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Geryon’s herdsmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBeyond | Pillars of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDirection | far west ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Apollodorus
NERFINISHED
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Hesiod NERFINISHED ⓘ Stesichorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalRegion | Oceanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | the Red One ⓘ |
| partOf | mythical western ocean ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Pillars of Heracles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western ocean ⓘ |
| roleInHeraclesCycle | destination of a perilous journey ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | lair of a monstrous being ⓘ |
| settingOf |
Heracles’ cattle of Geryon labour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tenth Labour of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sometimesIdentifiedWith |
Cadiz
NERFINISHED
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Gades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalStatus | mythic time (no historical date) ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.