Olganos

In Greek mythology, Olganos (Ancient Greek: Ὄλγανος) was a river god and the son of Beres.

Family

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

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

  1. ^ a b Archaeological Museum, Veria
  2. ^ Roscher, s.v. Olganos.
  3. ^ Hatzopoulos & Paschalis, p. 804.

References

  • 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

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.

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