Sphairia (islet near Troezen)

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Sphairia is a small islet off the coast of ancient Troezen in Greece, known from Greek mythology as the site of a significant ritual involving Aethra, mother of the hero Theseus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf islet
mythological location
associatedWithCharacter Aethra NERFINISHED
Theseus NERFINISHED
associatedWithDeity Athena NERFINISHED
Poseidon NERFINISHED
associatedWithMyth myth of Theseus
country Greece
culturalContext Ancient Greek religion
Greek heroic legend
eraOfPrimarySignificance Archaic and Classical Greek periods
hasAlternativeClassification small island
hasLanguageOfSources Ancient Greek
hasNotableTheme divine paternity of heroes
intersection of cult and myth
hasRoleIn genealogy of Theseus
knownFrom literary tradition
mythographic sources
locatedIn Saronic Gulf NERFINISHED
locatedInAncientRegion Argolis NERFINISHED
locatedNear Troezen NERFINISHED
locatedOffCoastOf Troezen NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Greek mythology
mythologicalFunction sacred place of union between mortal and god
partOf territory of ancient Troezen
relatedPlace Peloponnese NERFINISHED
city of Troezen
siteOf conception of Theseus (mythological)
ritual involving Aethra

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Aethra performedRitualAt Sphairia (islet near Troezen)