the Western Ocean
E575104
The Western Ocean is a mythological sea at the far western edge of the ancient Greek world, often depicted as a remote and perilous boundary of human experience.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Ocean | 0 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological place
ⓘ
mythological sea ⓘ |
| associatedDirection | west ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
myths of distant islands
ⓘ
myths of the afterlife ⓘ myths of the sunset and night ⓘ |
| boundaryType |
cosmological boundary
ⓘ
geographical boundary ⓘ |
| cosmicPosition | far western edge of the oikoumene (inhabited world) ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | outer boundary of the known world ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| describedAs |
perilous boundary of human experience
ⓘ
remote boundary of human experience ⓘ sea at the far western edge of the ancient Greek world ⓘ |
| epistemicStatus | beyond ordinary human knowledge ⓘ |
| function | boundary between the known world and the unknown ⓘ |
| humanRelation |
frontier of navigation and seafaring in myth
ⓘ
limit of human experience ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
obstacle for heroic voyages
ⓘ
setting for mythic journeys ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | mythological rather than geographical ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
dangerous
ⓘ
liminal space ⓘ remote ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
edge of the world
ⓘ
mythic west ⓘ realm of the dead ⓘ |
| symbolism |
limit of human exploration
ⓘ
realm of the setting sun ⓘ threshold to the otherworld ⓘ |
| temporalContext | archaic and classical Greek periods ⓘ |
| travelCharacterization |
dangerous to cross
ⓘ
difficult to reach ⓘ |
| worldviewContext | ancient Greek conception of the world’s edges ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.