Tanagra

Family: Tanagra · Role: woman · First appears: Book 9 · Chapter 20

In Book 9, Chapter 20, Tanagra is described as the daughter of Æolus, though Corinna says in her verses that she was the daughter of Asopus. Pœmander married her.

In time, Tanagra was called Graia, and the city was renamed accordingly. Later, the city regained its former name, Tanagra.

Relationship record

Life events

• Pœmander married Tanagra.(Book 9 · Chapter 20)
  • With: Pœmander
  • “And Pœmander they say married Tanagra the daughter of Æolus”
• The city was renamed Graia after Tanagra was called Graia.(Book 9 · Chapter 20 · 📍 Tanagra)
  • “and in process of time called the city so too.”
• The city regained its former name, Tanagra.(Book 9 · Chapter 20 · 📍 Tanagra)
  • “But in process of time it got its old name Tanagra back again.”

Book 9 · Chapter 20

• married with Pœmander “And Pœmander they say married Tanagra the daughter of Æolus”
• parent: Æolus “Tanagra the daughter of Æolus”
• parent: Asopus “Corinna in her verses about her says that she was the daughter of Asopus”
• with Corinna (Corinna wrote verses about Tanagra.) “Corinna in her verses about her says that she was the daughter of Asopus”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.