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Gerenia, the Glossary

Gerenia (Γερηνία), or Gerena (τὰ Γέρηνα), or Gerenus or Gerenos (Γέρηνος), was a town of ancient Messenia, where, according to Greek mythology, Nestor was said to have been brought up after the destruction of Pylos, and whence he derived the surname Gerenian, which occurs so frequently in the Iliad of Homer.^[1]

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15 relations: August Böckh, Calathium, Enope (Greece), Greek mythology, Homer, Iliad, Kampos, Messenia, League of Free Laconians, Messenia (ancient region), Messenian Gulf, Nestor (mythology), Oread, Pausanias (geographer), Pylos, Roman Empire.
Populated places in ancient Messenia

August Böckh

August Böckh or Boeckh (24 November 1785 – 3 August 1867) was a German classical scholar and antiquarian.

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Calathium

Calathium is an extinct genus of organism found in marine beds of Ordovician age.

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Enope (Greece)

Enope or Enopa (Ἐνόπη) was a town of ancient Messenia. Gerenia and Enope (Greece) are Populated places in ancient Messenia.

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Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.

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Homer

Homer (Ὅμηρος,; born) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature.

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Iliad

The Iliad (Iliás,; " about Ilion (Troy)") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.

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Kampos, Messenia

Kampos (Κάμπος) is a village and a community in the Mani Peninsula, in Messenia in southern Greece.

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League of Free Laconians

The League of Free Laconians was established in southern Greece in 21 BC by the Emperor Augustus,Greenhalgh and Eliopoulos.

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Messenia (ancient region)

Messenia (Μεσσηνία) was an ancient district of the southwestern Peloponnese, more or less overlapping the modern Messenia region of Greece.

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Messenian Gulf

The Messenian Gulf (Messiniakós Kólpos) is a sea that is part of the Ionian Sea.

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Nestor (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerenia (Νέστωρ Γερήνιος, Nestōr Gerēnios) was a legendary king of Pylos.

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Oread

In Greek mythology, an Oread (Oreiás, stem label, Oreas/Oread-, from label; Oréade) or Orestiad (label) is a mountain nymph.

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Pausanias (geographer)

Pausanias (Παυσανίας) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD.

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Pylos

Pylos (Πύλος), historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Gerenia and Pylos are Populated places in ancient Messenia.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerenia

Also known as Gerena (Greece), Gerenian, Gerenos, Gerenus.