Mount Tmolus (mythological)

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Mount Tmolus (mythological) is a legendary mountain from Greek mythology, best known as the site where the god Pan and the musician Apollo were judged in a famous musical contest.

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Mount Tmolus (mythological) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf location in Greek mythology
mythological mountain
associatedWith Apollo
Dionysus
Hermes
Midas
linked to: King Midas

Nysa (mythological region)
Pan
Tmolus (mythological king)
linked to: Tmolos
basedOn Mount Tmolus (Lydia)
linked to: Mount Tmolus
connectedTo Sardis (mythological setting)
linked to: Sardis

river Pactolus (mythological)
linked to: Pactolus River
consequenceOfContest Midas given donkey ears
cultAssociation Dionysian worship
Pan worship
culturalContext Ancient Greek religion
Greek mythology of Asia Minor
describedAs haunt of satyrs
home of nymphs
vine-covered slopes
wooded mountain
genreOfTradition Greco-Roman mythological narrative
hasEponym Tmolus (mythological king)
linked to: Tmolos
hasJudgeInContest Tmolus (personified mountain god)
linked to: Tmolos
hasLanguageOfSources Ancient Greek
hasModernInterpretationAs allegory of artistic judgment
example of pastoral myth setting
hasMythologicalFunction seat of the judge Tmolus
site of divine musical contest
hasPrimaryDeityInContest Apollo
Pan
locatedIn Lydia (mythological)
linked to: Lydia
mentionedIn Dionysiaca (Nonnus)
linked to: Dionysiaca

Geographica (Strabo)
linked to: Geographica

Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Works and Days (Hesiod)
partOf mythological landscape of Lydia
relatedMyth myths of Dionysus’ upbringing
myths of Lydian kings
roleIn judgment of musical contest by Tmolus
musical contest between Pan and Apollo
myth of Midas’ donkey ears
linked to: King Midas
symbolizes authority of divine judgment in music
natural beauty as judge of art
timeOfMythicSetting mythic age of the gods

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Mountains of Greece (mythological) includes Mount Tmolus (mythological)