Olganos
Encyclopedia
Olganos was a river and river-god, son of Beres
in ancient Macedonia
.
and the brother of Mieza
and Beroia after whom the Greek cities of Mieza (now Naousa
) and Beroia (now Veria
) were named.
and is now on display at the Archaeological Museum in Veria
, Greece.
Beres (mythology)
Beres son of Makednos, according to Theagenes in his Makedonika, who is quoted by Stephanus of Byzantium, and father of Mieza, Beroea and Olganos-Bibliography:* Place-names in classical mythology: Greece, Robert E. Bell...
in ancient Macedonia
Macedonia (Greece)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region...
.
Family
Olganos was the first son of BeresBeres (mythology)
Beres son of Makednos, according to Theagenes in his Makedonika, who is quoted by Stephanus of Byzantium, and father of Mieza, Beroea and Olganos-Bibliography:* Place-names in classical mythology: Greece, Robert E. Bell...
and the brother of Mieza
Mieza
Mieza, "shrine of the Nymphs", was a village in Ancient Macedon, where Aristotle taught the boy Alexander the Great. It was the home to Alexander's companion Peucestas.Now the site of the modern town Náousa....
and Beroia after whom the Greek cities of Mieza (now Naousa
Naousa, Imathia
Naousa or Naoussa is a city in the Imathia peripheral unit of Macedonia, Greece. Population 34,441.It is famous for its parks and for its ski resorts...
) and Beroia (now Veria
Veria
Veria is a city built at the foot of Vermion Mountains in Greece. It is a commercial center of Macedonia, the capital of the prefecture of Imathia, the province of Imathia and the seat of a bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church...
) were named.
Archaeology
An inscribed bust of Olganos (circa. 2nd century) was found at Kopanos / EmathiaEmathia
For the modern Greek prefecture, see ImathiaEmathia is an earliest and poetic name of Macedonia , but foremost it roughly corresponds to the district of Bottiaea around Pella.-Classical sources:...
and is now on display at the Archaeological Museum in Veria
Veria
Veria is a city built at the foot of Vermion Mountains in Greece. It is a commercial center of Macedonia, the capital of the prefecture of Imathia, the province of Imathia and the seat of a bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church...
, Greece.
External links
- Akalanthis.gr - Inscribed bust
- Epigraphical Database Makedonia (Bottiaia) — Mieza: Kopanos — ca. 150-180 AD