{{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|Νῶραξ}}) was a mythological hero mentioned in the writings of ancient Greek and Roman writers. He was said to be the son of the god Hermes and Erytheia, the daughter of Geryon.<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DN%3Aentry+group%3D11%3Aentry%3Dnorax-bio-1 A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Norax]</ref> Norax appears in the writings of Pausanias and Solinus.
==Mythology== According to Pausanias, Norax led a group of Iberians to Sardinia, where they founded the city of Nora, which was considered the first city on the island.<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+10.17.5 10.17.5]</ref> Solinus adds that Norax came from the city of Tartessos in southern Iberia. His expedition was one of several mythological colonization traditions associated with Sardinia, alongside figures such as Sardus, Aristaeus, and Iolaus.<ref>[http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/solinus1a.html Caii Julii Solini - De Mirabilibus Mundi] Capitula IV</ref>
==See also== * Sardus * Iolaus
==Notes== <references/>
== 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:Culture of Sardinia Category:Children of Hermes
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