Ammon
Role: god · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 18
In Book 3, Chapter 18, while Lysander was besieging Aphytis in Pallene, Ammon appeared to him by night and advised him to raise the siege for his own and Lacedæmon’s sake; Lysander complied.
In Book 4, Chapter 14, the Macedonians said that Alexander (son of Philip) was Ammon’s son. In Book 8, Chapter 11, Hannibal had an oracle from Ammon that he would die and be buried in Libyssa. By Book 9, Chapter 16, Pindar had sent a hymn honoring Ammon to the Ammonians in Libya, and Ptolemy (son of Lagus) had dedicated an altar to him. The chapter also mentions Ammon’s temple and a statue by Calamis.
Relationship record
Life events
- Ammon tells Lysander to raise the siege of Aphytis, and Lysander complies.(Book 3 · Chapter 18 · 📍 Aphytis)
- Pindar sent a hymn honoring Ammon to the Ammonians in Libya.(Book 9 · Chapter 16 · 📍 Libya)
- With: Pindar
- “Pindar, who also sent a Hymn in honour of Ammon to the Ammonians in Libya”
- Ptolemy dedicated an altar to Ammon.(Book 9 · Chapter 16 · 📍 temple of Ammon)
- With: Ptolemy (son of Lagus) Lagus
- “the altar which Ptolemy the son of Lagus dedicated to Ammon”
Book 3 · Chapter 18
- with Lysander (interaction) “And it is said that, when Lysander was besieging Aphytis in Pallene, Ammon appeared to him by night, and told him it would be better for him and Lacedæmon to raise the siege.”
- with Lysander (interaction) “Ammon appeared to him by night, and told him it would be better for him and Lacedæmon to raise the siege.”
Book 4 · Chapter 14
- child: Alexander (son of Philip) “the Macedonians say that Alexander was the son of Ammon”
Book 8 · Chapter 11
- with Hannibal (Ammon's oracle foretold Hannibal's death and burial at Libyssa.) “For Hannibal had an oracle from Ammon that he would die and be buried in Libyssa.”
Book 9 · Chapter 16
- with Calamis (Calamis made the statue of Ammon.) “the temple of Ammon, the statue by Calamis”
- with Pindar (Pindar dedicated an offering and sent a hymn in honour of Ammon.) “a votive offering from Pindar, who also sent a Hymn in honour of Ammon to the Ammonians in Libya”
- with Ptolemy (son of Lagus) (Ptolemy dedicated an altar to Ammon.) “which Ptolemy the son of Lagus dedicated to Ammon”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.