Aulis
 
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Aulis , supposedly named after the daughter of Ogygos , is an ancient port city in Boeotia in central Greece , about twenty kilometers northeast of Thebes , today's Thiva ( Greek Θήβα ), and eight kilometers southwest of Chalkida .
Aulis never developed into an independent polis , but belonged to 387 BC. Chr. At Thebes and then to Tanagra .
In ancient times , Aulis was a well-known cult site of Artemis , a temple for this cult was built from the 5th century BC. Used until around 400 AD. Its ruins are next to those of a fortress from the 4th century BC. The most important building remains in Aulis.
According to legend, the Greek fleet met here with its allies to move together against Troy (→ Trojan War ). Since Agamemnon compared his hunting skills with that of the hunting goddess Artemis or killed a doe that was sacred to her and thus angered her, the fleet could not leave due to lack of wind. Therefore, according to some versions of the legend, Agamemnon sacrificed his eldest daughter Iphigenia in Aulis , according to others she was replaced by an animal.
This version can be found e.g. E.g. in the tragedy Iphigenie in Aulis by Euripides , which was translated by Friedrich Schiller .
literature
- Eugen Oberhummer : Aulis 1. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, Col. 2409 f.
- Richard Speicher: Southern Greece I. Athens, Attica, Boeotia, Phocis, Phthiotis and Euboea. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-17-004690-X .
- Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Iphigeneia . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 2.1, Leipzig 1894, Col. 298-305 ( digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Pausanias 9:19 , 6
- ^ Richard Speich: Southern Greece I. Athens, Attica, Boeotia, Phocis, Phthiotis and Euboea , p. 254
- ^ Pausanias 9:19 , 6
- ^ Richard Speich: Southern Greece I. Athens, Attica, Boeotia, Phocis, Phthiotis and Euboea, p. 254
Coordinates: 38 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ N , 23 ° 35 ′ 33 ″ E