Τροιζήν

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Τροιζήν is the ancient Greek city of Troezen in the northeastern Peloponnese, known from mythology as the birthplace of Theseus and a refuge for Athenians during the Persian Wars.

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Troezen (Τροιζήν) 1
Τροιζήν canonical 1
Τροιζήνα 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city
polis
archaeologicalSite ruins near modern Trizina in Greece
associatedWithHeroCult Theseus
associatedWithMythologicalFigure Aethra
Pittheus
Poseidon
Theseus
country Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
economy agricultural production
maritime trade
ethnicDesignation Troezenian
governedBy council of citizens
hasAcropolis acropolis of Troezen
hasAgora agora of Troezen
hasGymnasium gymnasium of Troezen
hasMyth myth of Hippolytus and Phaedra
linked to: Theseus and Phaedra
hasSanctuary sanctuary of Hippolytus
hasTemple temple of Poseidon
hasTheatre ancient theatre of Troezen
historicalEvent assembly of Greek allies before the Battle of Salamis
refuge for Athenians during the Persian Wars
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Argolis
northeastern Peloponnese
linked to: Peloponnese
locatedNear Methana peninsula
Saronic Gulf
locatedOpposite island of Aegina
linked to: Aegina
mentionedBy Herodotus
Pausanias
Thucydides
mentionedIn Herodotus Histories
linked to: works of Herodotus

Pausanias Description of Greece
Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War
modernName Trizina
Troezen
mythologicalSignificance birthplace of Theseus
nearbyIsland Calauria (Poros)
partOf Argolid
politicalStatus independent polis in classical period
member of the Peloponnesian League at times
region Peloponnese
religiousCult cult of Hippolytus
cult of Poseidon
roleInMythology city where Theseus grew up
place where Aethra conceived Theseus
timePeriod Archaic Greece
Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
Roman period

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

Troezen hasAncientName Τροιζήν
Troizen ancientNameVariant Troezen (Τροιζήν)
linked to: Τροιζήν
Troizen modernGreekName Τροιζήνα
linked to: Τροιζήν