Norax
{{short description|Legendary king of Tartessos}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Norax
| succession = King of Tartessos
| reign = ?
| predecessor = Geryon
| successor = Gargoris
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Tartessos, Hispania
| death_date =
| death_place = Tartessos, Hispania
}}
Norax ({{langx|grc|Νώραξ}}) was an ancient mythological hero of the Nuragic Sardinian mythology. He was the son of the god Hermes and Eriteide (Erytheia), who was the daughter of Geryon. Norax appears in the writings of Pausanias, Sallust and Solinus.
Mythology
According to Pausanias, Norax came to the island at the helm of the Iberians who later founded the city of Nora.Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+10.17.5 10.17.5] Solinus specifically stated that Norax arrived in Sardinia from the mythical city of Tartessos located in southern Iberia.[http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/solinus1a.html Caii Julii Solini - De Mirabilibus Mundi] Capitula IV
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References
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
Category:Heroes in mythology and legend
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