Pherae

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ancient Greek city polis

Pherae was an ancient Greek city in Thessaly known for its political influence and as the seat of the powerful tyrant Jason of Pherae.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Pherae canonical 27
Pharsalos 1
Pherae in Thessaly 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city ⓘ
polis ⓘ
associatedWith Thessalian cavalry tradition ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Thessalians ⓘ
surface form: Aleuadae (Thessalian aristocracy)
associatedWithEvent rise of Thessalian power in 4th century BCE ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culture Thessalian Greek ⓘ
era Classical Greece ⓘ
governmentType tyranny (in 4th century BCE) ⓘ
hasMythologicalAssociation Admetus ⓘ
Alcestis by Euripides ⓘ
surface form: Alcestis

Apollo ⓘ
hasNotablePerson Admetus ⓘ
surface form: Admetus (mythological king)

Alcestis (mythological queen) ⓘ
Alexander of Pherae ⓘ
Jason of Pherae ⓘ
hasSanctuary sanctuary of Apollo ⓘ
sanctuary of Artemis ⓘ
sanctuary of Zeus Thaulios ⓘ
hasType urban settlement ⓘ
historicalStatus defunct city ⓘ
knownFor being seat of Jason of Pherae ⓘ
political influence in Thessaly ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
laterControlledBy Macedon ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
locatedIn Thessaly ⓘ
Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: ancient Greece

region of Pelasgiotis ⓘ
locatedNear Pagasetic Gulf ⓘ
surface form: Pagasaean Gulf

modern Velestino ⓘ
mentionedIn works of Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
works of Polybius ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ
surface form: works of Strabo

works of Xenophon ⓘ
militaryRole base for Jason of Pherae’s army ⓘ
modernSiteNear Velestino, Magnesia, Greece ⓘ
partOf Thessalian League ⓘ
politicalRole center of Thessalian hegemony under Jason of Pherae ⓘ
region Thessaly ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
ruler Alexander of Pherae ⓘ
Jason of Pherae ⓘ
Lycophron of Pherae ⓘ
Tisiphonus of Pherae ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence 4th century BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thessaly → containsCity → Pherae ⓘ
Magnetes → hadMainCity → Pherae ⓘ
Magnesia → contains → Pherae ⓘ
Pharsalus → ancientName → Pherae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pharsalos
Pharsalus → nearbyAncientCities → Pherae ⓘ
Onomarchus → alliedWith → Pherae ⓘ
Alcestis by Euripides → setting → Pherae ⓘ
subject surface form: Alcestis
this entity surface form: Pherae in Thessaly
Pelasgiotis → containsCity → Pherae ⓘ
Thessalians → politicalCenter → Pherae ⓘ
Nicesipolis of Pherae → placeOfOrigin → Pherae ⓘ
Nicesipolis of Pherae → residence → Pherae ⓘ
Scotussa → locatedNear → Pherae ⓘ
Thessalian League → hasMember → Pherae ⓘ
Admetus → realm → Pherae ⓘ
sanctuary of Zeus Thaulios → locatedIn → Pherae ⓘ
sanctuary of Artemis → locatedIn → Pherae ⓘ
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Artemis at Pherae
sanctuary of Artemis → associatedWithCity → Pherae ⓘ
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Artemis at Pherae
Velestino, Magnesia, Greece → nearbyAncientCity → Pherae ⓘ
subject surface form: Velestino
Alcestis (mythological queen) → mythologicalLocation → Pherae ⓘ
subject surface form: Alcestis
Lycophron of Pherae → placeOfActivity → Pherae ⓘ
Jason of Pherae → placeOfDeath → Pherae ⓘ
Jason of Pherae → residence → Pherae ⓘ
Alexander of Pherae → placeOfBirth → Pherae ⓘ
Alexander of Pherae → placeOfDeath → Pherae ⓘ
Alexander of Pherae → governed → Pherae ⓘ
Alexander of Pherae → city → Pherae ⓘ
Tisiphonus of Pherae → placeOfRule → Pherae ⓘ
Tisiphonus of Pherae → locatedIn → Pherae ⓘ
sanctuary of Apollo → locatedIn → Pherae ⓘ
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Apollo at Pherae