Actis

E506501

Actis is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the Heliadae and associated with the island of Rhodes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Actis canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Heliad ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
associatedDeity Helios ⓘ
associatedMyth myths of the island of Rhodes ⓘ
associatedWith Heliopolis ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Egypt ⓘ
Rhodes ⓘ
attestedIn later mythographic tradition ⓘ
collectiveActivity shared scientific pursuits of the Heliadae ⓘ
consequence flight from Rhodes after the murder of Tenages ⓘ
crime murder of Tenages ⓘ
cultRole introducer of solar worship to Egypt (in some accounts) ⓘ
culturalSphere Aegean world ⓘ
ethnicity Rhodian ⓘ
fieldOfActivity astronomy (attributed in some traditions) ⓘ
fledTo Egypt ⓘ
founded Heliopolis (according to some traditions) ⓘ
linked to: Heliopolis
gender male ⓘ
knownFor envy of his brother Tenages ⓘ
introducing the worship of Helios to Egypt (in some accounts) ⓘ
participation in the murder of Tenages ⓘ
languageOfTradition Ancient Greek ⓘ
linkedTo solar cults ⓘ
memberOfGroup Heliadae ⓘ
linked to: the Heliadae
motive jealousy of Tenages’ skill in science ⓘ
mythologicalCategory Rhodian hero ⓘ
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology ⓘ
mythType foundation myth (Heliopolis, in some accounts) ⓘ
narrativeTheme exile after crime ⓘ
fraternal rivalry ⓘ
parent Helios ⓘ
Rhode ⓘ
reputation founder of a city in Egypt ⓘ
roleInMyth exiled fratricide ⓘ
sibling Candalus ⓘ
Macar ⓘ
Tenages ⓘ
Triopas ⓘ
sourceMention Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Pindar (indirectly, via references to the Heliadae) ⓘ
linked to: Pindar
timePeriod mythic age ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Rhode → offspring → Actis ⓘ
Heliadae → includesMember → Actis ⓘ
subject linked to: the Heliadae
Tenages → siblingOf → Actis ⓘ
Tenages → killedBy → Actis ⓘ
Cercaphus → sibling → Actis ⓘ
Ochimus → siblingOf → Actis ⓘ