Seriphos
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Seriphos is a small Aegean island in Greek mythology best known as the place where Perseus was raised and later returned with the head of Medusa.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mythological island ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithHero | Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithHeroine | Danaë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classicalLanguageName | Σερίφος NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalRole | setting for part of the Perseus cycle ⓘ |
| hasFeature | harbor where the chest of Danaë and Perseus was found (in myth) ⓘ |
| hasInhabitant |
Danaë
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dictys NERFINISHED ⓘ Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polydectes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the island where Perseus returned with the head of Medusa
ⓘ
being the island where Perseus was raised ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Apollodorus
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ⓘ
Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernStatus | inhabited Greek island ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent |
Perseus turning Polydectes and his courtiers to stone with Medusa's head
ⓘ
arrival of Danaë and infant Perseus in a chest washed ashore ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme |
divine protection of heroes
ⓘ
punishment of tyrannical rulers ⓘ |
| partOf | Cyclades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescuedBy | Perseus (from the tyranny of Polydectes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Dictys (later king in some traditions)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Polydectes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.