Akademos

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Akademos is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as the hero after whom the sacred grove outside Athens—later home to Plato’s Academy—was named.

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Label Occurrences
Akademos canonical 1
grove of Akademos 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
hero in Greek mythology
associatedWithDeity Athena
associatedWithHero Castor
Pollux
Theseus
associatedWithMyth abduction of Helen by Theseus
associatedWithPlace Athens
Attica
grove of Akademeia
connectedToInstitution Plato’s Academy
linked to: Academy of Athens
consequenceOfAction Athens spared from destruction by the Dioscuri
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culture Greek mythology
eponymOf Academy (Plato’s Academy site)
linked to: Academy of Athens

Akademeia
linked to: Academy of Athens
gender male
hasNameVariant Academos
Hecademus
honoredAt sacred grove outside Athens
honoredBy Athenians
knownForAction revealing to the Dioscuri where Helen was hidden
languageOfName Ancient Greek
legacy name became root of the word “academy” in many languages
mentionedBy Pausanias
Plutarch
mythologicalStatus semi-legendary
notableFor being eponym of the grove of Akademeia near Athens
roleInMythology protector of Athens through revealing information to the Dioscuri
timePeriod mythic age of Greece

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Referenced by (2)

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

Academy of Athens (ancient) namedAfter Akademos
subject linked to: Academy of Athens
Academy of Athens (ancient) hasPart grove of Akademos
subject linked to: Academy of Athens
linked to: Akademos