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In Greek mythology, Olganos (Ancient Greek: Ὄλγανος) was a river god and the son of Beres.
Family
[edit]Olganos is the offspring of Beres and the brother of Mieza and Beroia. He is said to be the eponym of the river of the same name.[2]
Archaeology
[edit]There is attestation of Olganos's cult in the Macedonian town of Mieza.[3] An inscribed bust of Olganos (circa. 2nd century) was found at Kopanos / Emathia and is now on display at the Archaeological Museum in Veria, Greece.[1]
Notes
[edit]- 1 2 Archaeological Museum, Veria
- ↑ Roscher, s.v. Olganos.
- ↑ Hatzopoulos & Paschalis, p. 804.
References
[edit]- Hatzopoulos, Miltiades, and Paschalis Paschidis, "Makedonia", in An inventory of archaic and classical poleis, edited by Mogens Herman Hansen and Thomas Heine Nielsen, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
- Roscher, Wilhelm Heinrich, Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie, Leipzig, B. G. Teubner, 1897. Internet Archive.
Further reading
[edit]Kallipolitis, B. (1952), "Buste d'Olganos, héros éponyme d'un fleuve macédonien", in Monuments et mémoires de la Fondation Eugène Piot, Vol. 46, pp. 85–91, 1952. Persée.
External links
[edit]- Akalanthis.gr - Inscribed bust Archived 2008-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Epigraphical Database Makedonia (Bottiaia) — Mieza: Kopanos — ca. 150-180 AD