Greek mythology A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities ...

, Olganos (

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...

: ) was a river and river-god, son of Beres in ancient Macedonia.

Family

Olganos was the first son of Beres and the brother of Mieza and

Beroia Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...

after whom the Macedonian cities of Mieza (now Naousa) and Beroia (now

Veria Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of ...

) were named.

Archaeology

An inscribed bust of Olganos (circa. 2nd century) was found at Kopanos /

Emathia Emathia ( gr, Ἠμαθία) was the name of the plain opposite the Thermaic Gulf when the kingdom of Macedon was formed. The name was used to define the area between the rivers Aliakmon and Loudias, which, because it was the center of the kingd ...

and is now on display at the Archaeological Museum in

, Greece.

References

* Mogens Herman Hansen ''An inventory of archaic and classical poleis'' Thomas Heine Nielsen

External links

*Akalanthis.gr '
- Inscribed bust
'' *Epigraphical Databas
Makedonia (Bottiaia) — Mieza: Kopanos — ca. 150-180 AD
Potamoi Religion in ancient Macedonia Bottiaea {{Greek-myth-stub