GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
PERGAMOS (city in Edonis)
Ancient citadel in Macedonia reported by Herodotus
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Edonis
- Where
- 40.86° N, 24.11° E
Herakles captured the city of Pergamos. Pindar, Isthmian 5 ¶7 Pergamos is described as having towering walls that are currently burning. Euripides, The Trojan Women 1287-1301
Described in the sources
It is part of a sun-lit land that receives the god's first rays. Euripides, The Trojan Women 1060-1070
Stories and history
The holy Pergamos was delivered into the hands of Achaea. Euripides, The Trojan Women 1060-1070 It was destined to be subdued by the first and fourth of Aiakos's seed. Pindar, Olympian 8 ¶8