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Messene

Messene, the country afterwards called Messenia

Paus. 3.3.2, Paus. 4.1.2, Paus. 4.3.8, Paus. 4.16.8, Paus. 4.20.1, Paus. 4.21.10, Paus. 4.22.7, Paus. 4.23.5, 6, Paus. 4.26.4

fight of Idas and Apollo at: Apollod. 1.7.7

occupied by Perieres: Apollod. 1.9.2

Neleus in: Apollod. 1.9.9

Melampus in: Apollod. 1.9.13

allotted to Cresphontes: Apollod. 2.8.3, Apollod. 2.8.4

fox a symbol of: Apollod. 2.8.4

the Dioscuri carry off the daughters of Leucippus from: Apollod. 3.11.1

the Dioscuri carry off cattle from: Apollod. 3.11.2

portraits of kings of: Paus. 4.31.11

Messene 2
Messenia
Messenians

Messene (2), city at foot of Ithome

Paus. 4.1.3, Paus. 4.31.4-Paus. 4.33.2

founded by Epaminondas: Paus. 4.27.5-7, Paus. 8.52.4, Paus. 9.14.5, Paus. 9.15.6, Paus. 10.10.5

seized by Demetrius, son of Philip: Paus. 4.29.1-5

seized by Nabis: Paus. 8.50.5

its strong walls: Paus. 4.31.5

Messene (3), in Sicily

otherwise called Zancle: Paus. 4.23.9, Paus. 4.26.3, Paus. 5.25.2, 11, Paus. 5.26.5, Paus. 6.2.10

a Coan settlement there: Hdt. 7.164

Messene (4), daughter of Triopas

wife of Polycaon: Paus. 4.1.1, 2, 5, 8, 9, Paus. 4.2.1, Paus. 4.26.8

revered and invoked as heroine by Messenians: Paus. 4.3.9, Paus. 4.27.6

her temple and image: Paus. 4.31.11

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