Orchomenus or Orchomenos or Orkhomenos ( grc, Ὀρχομενός) may refer to:

Greek mythology

Orchomenus (mythology) In Greek mythology, the name Orchomenus (; ) may refer to: *Orchomenus, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown woman. He was the founder and eponym of Orchomenus (A ...

, the name of several distinct figures

Ancient Greek geography

* Orchomenus (Arcadia), also called the ''Arcadian Orchomenus'', a city of Arcadia *

Orchomenus (Boeotia) Orchomenus ( grc, Ὀρχομενός ''Orchomenos''), the setting for many early Greek myths, is best known today as a rich archaeological site in Boeotia, Greece, that was inhabited from the Neolithic through the Hellenistic periods. It is ofte ...

, also called the ''Minyean Orchomenus'', a city of Boeotia *

Orchomenus (Euboea) Orchomenus or Orchomenos ( grc, Ὀρχομενός) was a town of ancient Euboea Evia (, ; el, wikt:Εύβοια, Εύβοια ; grc, wikt:Εὔβοια, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest List of islands of Greece, Greek i ...

, a town of ancient Euboea *

Orchomenus (Thessaly) Orchomenus or Orchomenos ( grc, Ὀρχομενός) was a town of Phthiotis in ancient Thessaly. In 302 BCE, Cassander planned to transfer to town's population to Phthiotic Thebes Phthiotic Thebes ( grc, Θῆβαι Φθιώτιδες, Theb ...

, a town of ancient Thessaly

History

Battle of Orchomenus The Battle of Orchomenus was fought in 85 BC between Rome and the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus. The Roman army was led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla, while Mithridates' army was led by Archelaus. The Roman force was victorious, and Archel ...

, fought in 85 BCE near the Minyean Orchomenus {{disambiguation, geo