Cilician Thebe in the context of "Adramyttium"

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⭐ Core Definition: Cilician Thebe

Thebe Hypoplakia (Ancient Greek: Ὑποπλακίη Θήβη, romanizedHypoplakíē Thḗbē), also Cilician Thebe (Ancient Greek: Κιλικιακή Θήβη, romanizedKiliakḗ Thḗbē) and Placian Thebe (Ancient Greek: Πλακία Θήβη, romanizedPlakía Thḗbē), was a city in ancient Anatolia. Alternative names include Placia, Hypoplacia and Hypoplacian Thebe(s), referring to the city's position at the foot of Mount Placus. Near the local village "Tepeoba".

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Cilician Thebe in the context of Adramyttion

Adramyttium (Greek: Ἀδραμύττιον Adramyttion, Ἀδραμύττειον Adramytteion, or Ἀτραμύττιον Atramyttion) was an ancient city and bishopric in Aeolis, in modern-day Turkey. It was originally located at the head of the Gulf of Adramyttium, at Ören in the Plain of Thebe, 4 kilometres west of the modern town of Burhaniye, but later moved 13 kilometres northeast to its current location and became known as Edremit.
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Cilician Thebe in the context of Andromache

In Greek mythology, Andromache (/ænˈdrɒmək/; Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρομάχη, Andromákhē [andromákʰɛ:]) was the wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes. She was born and raised in the city of Cilician Thebe, over which her father ruled. The name means "man battler", "fighter of men" or "man's battle", i.e. "courage" or "manly virtue", from the Greek stem ἀνδρ- ("man"), the compound interfix -ο- and μάχη ("battle").

Following the Trojan War, after Achilles had killed Hector and Troy had been captured and sacked by the Greeks, the Greek herald Talthybius informed her of a plan to kill Astyanax, her son by Hector, by throwing him from the city walls. This act was carried out by Neoptolemus who then took Andromache as a concubine and Hector's brother, Helenus, as a slave. By Neoptolemus, she was the mother of Molossus, and according to Pausanias, of Pielus, Amphialus, and Pergamus. When Neoptolemus died, Andromache married Helenus and became Queen of Epirus. Pausanias also implies that Helenus' son, Cestrinus, was by Andromache. In Epirus Andromache faithfully continued to make offerings at Hector's cenotaph. Andromache eventually went to live with her youngest son, Pergamus in Pergamum, where she died of old age. Andromache was famous for her fidelity and virtue; her character represents the suffering of Trojan women during war.

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Cilician Thebe in the context of Eetion

In Greek mythology, Eëtion or Eetion (/iˈti.ɒn/; Ancient Greek: Ἠετίων, romanizedĒetíōn [ɛː.e.tí.ɔːn]) is the king of the Anatolian city of Cilician Thebe. He is said to be the father of Andromache, the wife of the Trojan prince Hector. In the sixth book of the Iliad, Andromache tells her husband that a raid took place upon Thebe, in which Achilles murdered her father and his seven sons.

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Cilician Thebe in the context of Astyanax

In Greek mythology, Astyanax (/əˈst.ənæks/; Ancient Greek: Ἀστυάναξ Astyánax, "lord of the city") was the son of Hector, the crown prince of Troy, and of his wife, Princess Andromache of Cilician Thebe. His birth name was Scamandrius (in Greek: Σκαμάνδριος Skamandrios, after the river Scamander), but the people of Troy nicknamed him Astyanax (i.e. high king, or overlord of the city), because he was the son of the city's great defender (Iliad VI, 403) and the heir apparent's firstborn son.

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Cilician Thebe in the context of Lyrnessus

In Greek mythology, Lyrnessus (/lərˈnɛsəs/; Ancient Greek: Λυρνησσός) was a town or city in Dardania (Asia minor), inhabited by Cilicians. It was closely associated with the nearby Cilician Thebe. At the time of the Trojan War, it was said to have been ruled by a king named Euenus. His son Mynes' widow is Briseis, who became a prize of Achilles.

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