In Greek mythology, Acragas or Akragas (Greek: Ἀκράγας) was a river god[1] said to be a son of Zeus and the Oceanid Asterope. The town of Acragas (modern Agrigento) in Sicily takes its name from the river,[2] which flows to the east of the plateau on which the town was built.
The name "Acragas" likely originates from the Greek karkinos (crab), due to a large population of crabs in its waters.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c "#SmartEducationUnescoSicilia The first settlement: the foundation of Akragas |". Retrieved 2024-11-06.[dead link]
- ^ Smith, "Acragas"; Stephanus of Byzantium, s. v. Akragantes (Meineke, p. 74, Billerbeck, p. 121).
References
- Billerbeck, Margarethe, Stephani Byzantii Ethnica: Volumen I: Α–Γ, Walter de Gruyter, 2006. ISBN 9783110174496.
- Meineke, August, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorvm quae svpersvnt, Berolini: Impensis G. Reimeri, 1849. Internet Archive.
- Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). "Acragas" .
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