Brangas_(mythology)

Brangas (mythology)

Brangas (mythology)

Son of Strymon in Greek mythology

This article is about the mythological figure. For the butterfly genus, see Brangas.

In Greek mythology, Brangas (Ancient Greek: Βράγγας) was a Thracian prince as son of King Strymon, and the brother of Rhesus and Olynthus.[1]

Mythology

Rhesus was killed by Diomedes while fighting for the Trojans in the Trojan War. When Olynthus was killed during the chase by a lion, Brangas buried him on the spot where he had fallen, and called the town which he subsequently founded Olynthus.[1][2] The story of Brangas appears only in Conon, who, unfortunately, lists no sources.[3]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Conon, 4
  2. [2]
    Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Olynthus
  3. [3]
    Woodard, Roger D. (Nov 12, 2007). The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology. Cambridge University Press. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-521-84520-5. Retrieved Feb 25, 2019.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Brangas". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.


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