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Tomb of Kar (Megarid)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Brady Kiesling

Last modified Apr 15, 2024 04:58 PM — History

A tower at Megara was thought to be the tomb of the legendary Kar, son of Phoroneus.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/513113841

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.978373, 23.3306889

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Tomb of Kar (Megarid) (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Καρὸς τοῦ Φορωνέως μνῆμά (Karos tou Phoroneus mnema: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)

Tomb of Kar (Megarid) makes connections with:

Tomb of Kar (Megarid) located at Megara (unspecified date range)

Tomb of Kar (Megarid) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
tomb

References:

Evidence:

Paus. (Spiro: Perseus) 1.44.6

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ToposText Tomb of Kar (Megarid)

Related:

Wikidata Tomb of Kar (Q56397568)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Brady Kiesling, 'Tomb of Kar (Megarid): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/513113841> [accessed: 22 December 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/513113841 |title=Places: 513113841 (Tomb of Kar (Megarid)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=December 22, 2024 8:19 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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