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fountain behind Aphrodite's temple that gushed water when kicked by Pegasus
Pirene
famous Mtn. where the giants piled Mount Ossa to reach heaven
Pelion
S. Greek peninsula named for Pelpos who was killed and fed to gods by his father
Peloponnesus
Ionian Sea island where Odysseus was shipwrecked and treated by King Alcinious and Nausicaa
Phaeacia
fountain of knowledge and poetic inspiration sacred to muses located near Mt. Olympus
Piera
Nestor's kingdom in the Peloponnesus
Pylos
City on the Tiber founded by Romulus in 753 B.C.
Rome
kingdom of Menelaus and Helen
Sparta
floating rock islands aka Wandering Rocks at either side of the mouth of the Bosporus which the Argonauts successfully passed
Symplegades
lowest region of the underworld where the worst were punished
Tartarus
city founded by Cadmus, where Laius, Oedipus, and Eteocles were kings
Thebes
kingdom also called Illium, destroyed by Achaean army after 10 year siege, site of ruins discovered by Schliemann
Troy
place where everyone went after death; ruled by Hades
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Mythological Sites 2
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