I
Macar
The lord after whom Homer calls Lesbos 'the seat of Macar' when Priam speaks of the old wealth of the Troad.1
II
Penthilus
Bastard son of Orestes who, when the Heracleidae invaded the Peloponnese, gathered Achaeans and seized Lesbos, laying the foundation of the Aeolian migration to Asia Minor.2
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the spine ignites as you read · the reign index on the card follows your place · starred rulers link to their codices
HER SKY
a mini-galaxy of 3 dwellers
the sky drifts, waiting
MYTHS SET HERE
2 tales walk these walls
The Cycle of OrpheusIsle where Methymna received his headThe Death of OrpheusIsle where Methymna received his head
THE SPINDLE OF MYTHS →ON THE MAP
in Lesbos — North Aegean
Coordinates: Pleiades gazetteer, CC BY · place 599266