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Canopus (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Canopus or Canobus (Κάνωβος) was the pilot of the ship of King Menelaus of Sparta during the Trojan War. [1]

14 relations: Ancient Greece, Canopus, Canopus, Egypt, Carina (constellation), Conon (mythographer), Egypt, Menelaus, Mythology, Nile, Sirius, Sparta, Strabo, Theonoe (daughter of Proteus), Trojan War.

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history from the Greek Dark Ages of the 13th–9th centuries BC to the end of antiquity (AD 600).

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Canopus

Canopus, also designated Alpha Carinae (α Carinae, abbreviated Alpha Car, α Car), is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina, and the second-brightest star in the night-time sky, after Sirius.

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Canopus, Egypt

Canopus, also known as Canobus, was an Ancient Egyptian coastal town, located in the Nile Delta.

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Carina (constellation)

Carina is a constellation in the southern sky.

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Conon (mythographer)

Conon (Κόνων, gen.: Κόνωνος) was a Greek grammarian and mythographer of the age of Augustus, the author of a work titled Διηγήσεις (Narrations), addressed to Archelaus Philopator, king of Cappadocia.

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Egypt

Egypt (مِصر, مَصر, Khēmi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.

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Menelaus

In Greek mythology, Menelaus (Μενέλαος, Menelaos, from μένος "vigor, rage, power" and λαός "people," "wrath of the people") was a king of Mycenaean (pre-Dorian) Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and the son of Atreus and Aerope.

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Mythology

Mythology refers variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths.

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Nile

The Nile River (النيل, Egyptian Arabic en-Nīl, Standard Arabic an-Nīl; ⲫⲓⲁⲣⲱ, P(h)iaro; Ancient Egyptian: Ḥ'pī and Jtrw; Biblical Hebrew:, Ha-Ye'or or, Ha-Shiḥor) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, and is commonly regarded as the longest river in the world, though some sources cite the Amazon River as the longest.

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Sirius

Sirius (a romanization of Greek Σείριος, Seirios,."glowing" or "scorching") is a star system and the brightest star in the Earth's night sky.

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Sparta

Sparta (Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, Spártā; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, Spártē) was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece.

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Strabo

Strabo (Στράβων Strábōn; 64 or 63 BC AD 24) was a Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in Asia Minor during the transitional period of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.

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Theonoe (daughter of Proteus)

In Greek mythology, Theonoe was a character In Euripides' play Helen, who is the daughter to the Egyptian king Proteus, and sister of Theoclymenus the current king of Egypt.

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Trojan War

In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canopus_(mythology)

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