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    Pleuron (Ancient Greek: Πλευρών, gen.: Πλευρῶνος; Greek: Πλευρώνα, Plevrona or Ασφακοβούνι, Asfakovouni) was a city in ancient Aetolia, Greece. The name...
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  • Agenor, Sterope, Stratonice, and Laophonte. Pleuron was said to have founded the town of Pleuron in Aetolia (and apparently was its eponym), but he had...
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  • Look up pleuron in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pleuron may refer to: Pleuron (Aetolia), a place in Ancient Greece Pleuron (son of Aetolus), a figure...
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  • daughters of King Tyndareus and Leda, daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron, Aetolia. Thus, she was the sister of the twins Castor and Pollux, Helen, Clytemnestra...
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  • Αγήνορι Agēnor; English translation: 'heroic, manly') was a son of King Pleuron of Aetolia and Xanthippe, and grandson of Aetolus. His siblings were Stratonice...
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    Archaeological site of Cyrene Archaeological site of Sabratha, Libya Pleuron, Aetolia archaeological site in Greece Leptis Magna archaeological site Sarmizegetusa...
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    and the physical synoecism, to events at the polis of Pleuron (Aetolia) described by Strabo. Pleuron, in danger of being sacked by the Macedonians, was officially...
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  • Chromia, or Hyperippe. He was married to Pronoe, by whom he had two sons, Pleuron and Calydon. His brothers were Paeon, Epeius, Eurycyda, and Naxos. In one...
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  • ruler of Calydon, a city in Aetolia. Calydon was a son of King Aetolus and Pronoe, daughter of Phorbus, and the brother of Pleuron. He married Aeolia, daughter...
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  • one of the multiple wives of King Danaus of Libya Pleuron Πλευρῶνος the eponym of Pleuron, Aetolia Plexippus Πλήξιππος the name of several mythological...
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  • (Ancient Greek: Ὑπερμνήστρα Ὑpermnístra) was the daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron and Eurythemis, and the sister of Althaea, Leda, Iphiclus, Evippus, Plexippus...
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    (deity). XIII: 750-896 Acmon One of the Greek hero Diomedes' men from Pleuron, Aetolia. Metamorphosed into a bird. XIV: 484-505 Acoetes Bacchus' alias towards...
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  • only known Aetolian poet of antiquity. Alexander was a native of Pleuron in Aetolia. A contemporary of Callimachus and Theocritus, he was born c. 315...
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  • Idas abducted Marpessa away from a band of dancers and fled from Pleuron in Aetolia. Evenus, after chasing the couple for a long time and realizing he...
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  • romanized: Dēmonī́kē) was a Aetolian princess as the daughter of King Agenor of Pleuron and Epicaste and thus sister of Porthaon and in some account, Thestius...
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  • was the son of Ares and princess Demonice, daughter of King Agenor of Pleuron. He had three brothers namely: Evenus, Pylus and Thestius. Molus was the...
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    kidnapped Marpessa and carried her away from a band of dancers and to Pleuron in Aetolia. Her father, after chasing the couple for a long time, realized that...
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    lit. 'Wine-man') was a Calydonian king. He introduced wine-making to Aetolia, which he learned from Dionysus and the first who received a vine-plant...
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  • Olenus or Olenos (Ancient Greek: Ὤλενος) was a town in the south of ancient Aetolia, between the Achelous River and the Evenus River. It was named after an...
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  • Kleisoura Ottoman period Platamon Castle Platamon Frankish period Pleuron Castle Pleuron, Aetolia Ancient period Potiri Castle Avlonari Frankish/Venetian period...
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  • (Ancient Greek: Λυσιμαχία) or Lysimacheia (Λυσιμάχεια) was a town of ancient Aetolia, situated upon the southern shore of the lake formerly called Hyria or...
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  • (/ˈθɛstʃəs, ˈθɛstiəs/; Ancient Greek: Θέστιος) was a king of Pleuronians in Aetolia. He is not to be confused with Thespius, who was sometimes referred to...
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    According to Antoninus Liberalis, Cycnus dwelt in the country between Pleuron and Calydon and dedicated most of his time to hunting. He was good-looking...
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  • father of Pronoe, wife of Aetolus, the founder of Aetolia. Through his daughter, he was grandfather of Pleuron and Calydon, and thus, the ancestor of the Calydonian...
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    Aitoliko (category Populated places in Aetolia-Acarnania)
    Aitoliko (Greek: Αιτωλικό) is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is...
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    Calydon (category Aetolia)
    (/ˈkælɪdɒn/; Ancient Greek: Καλυδών, Kalydōn) was a Greek city in ancient Aetolia, situated on the west bank of the river Evenus, 7.5 Roman miles (approx...
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  • In Greek mythology, Thoas (/ˈθoʊəs/; Ancient Greek: Θόας), a king of Aetolia, was the son of Andraemon and Gorge, and one of the heroes who fought for...
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    Missolonghi (category Populated places in Aetolia-Acarnania)
    new town, which was built on the remains of old Pleuron, was one of the most important towns in Aetolia. Its monumental fortification comprised thirty...
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    translit. Meléagros) was a hero venerated in his temenos at Calydon in Aetolia. He was already famed as the host of the Calydonian boar hunt in the epic...
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  • complaining". Pronoe, daughter of Phorbus. She married King Aetolus of Aetolia and bore him Pleuron and Calydon. Pronoe, an Argive princess as daughter of King Melampus...
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