Thessalian myth cycle

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ancient Greek myth cycle mythological tradition

The Thessalian myth cycle is a body of ancient Greek legends centered on the region of Thessaly, featuring its local heroes, dynasties, and distinctive religious traditions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek myth cycle ⓘ mythological tradition ⓘ
associatedWith	Thessalian aristocracy ⓘ Thessalian sanctuaries ⓘ Thessalian tribes ⓘ
documentedIn	epic poetry ⓘ later mythographic compilations ⓘ local historiography ⓘ lyric poetry ⓘ tragedy ⓘ
featuresCreature	Centaurs NERFINISHED ⓘ Chiron NERFINISHED ⓘ Lapiths NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresDeity	Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ Artemis NERFINISHED ⓘ Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ local river gods of Thessaly ⓘ
hasCountry	Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCultAspect	funerary rites for heroes ⓘ local hero cults ⓘ regional Zeus cults ⓘ river and spring cults ⓘ
hasDynasty	Aeacid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Aleuadae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelasgians of Thessaly NERFINISHED ⓘ Scopadae NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHero	Acastus NERFINISHED ⓘ Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ Admetus NERFINISHED ⓘ Alcestis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ceyx of Trachis NERFINISHED ⓘ Coronus NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurypylus of Thessaly NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurytion NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason NERFINISHED ⓘ Machaon NERFINISHED ⓘ Peleus NERFINISHED ⓘ Philoctetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Podalirius NERFINISHED ⓘ Protesilaus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguage	Ancient Greek ⓘ
hasLocation	Thessaly NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMythicPlace	Iolcus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Boebeis NERFINISHED ⓘ Larissa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Ossa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Pelion NERFINISHED ⓘ Pherae NERFINISHED ⓘ Phthia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thessalian Tempe NERFINISHED ⓘ Trachis NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	myths about Thessalian dynasties ⓘ myths about Thessalian heroes ⓘ myths about Thessalian religious traditions ⓘ
hasTheme	cult origins ⓘ foundation legends ⓘ heroic exploits ⓘ local identity of Thessaly ⓘ royal genealogies ⓘ
includesEvent	Calydonian boar hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ battle of Lapiths and Centaurs ⓘ participation of Thessalian heroes in the Trojan War ⓘ voyage of the Argonauts NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesMotif	divine ancestry of Thessalian kings ⓘ foundation of cities in Thessaly ⓘ heroic education by Chiron ⓘ marriage alliances between Thessalian houses ⓘ
timePeriod	Archaic Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ

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