Trophonius
deity underworld Greek corroborated · 3
Trophonius is an old divinity of the underworld associated with Demeter-Europa in Levadia. His oracle was famous in antiquity.
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When
- First attested
- 1000 BCE
- Attested period
- -1000 – 200
- Historical notes
- Attested in Cicero (1st century BCE) and Pausanias (2nd century CE) as the brother of Agamedes and founder of the oracle at Lebadeia.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Agamedes, Lethe, Herkryna, Hera the Charioteer, Demeter-Europa, Demeter, Persephone, Rhea-Cybele, Despoina, Dike, Zeus, Cronus, Mnemosyne
- sibling of
- Agamedes
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“At Levadia the goddess was known as Demeter-Europa and she was associated with Trophonius, an old divinity of the underworld.”
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“Trophonius, to prevent discovery, cut off his brother’s head and fled with it. He was pursued by Hyrieus, and swallowed up by the earth in the grove of Lebadeia. On this spot was the oracle of Trophonius in an underground cave; those who wished to consult it first offered the sacrifice of a ram and called upon the name of Agamedes.”
#43846 · extracted by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free
“Pausanias, in his account of Boeotia (9.39), relates many details about the cult of Trophonius.”
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