# Norax

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{{short description|Legendary king of Tartessos}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name           = Norax
| succession     = King of Tartessos
| reign          = ? 
| predecessor    = [Geryon](/source/Geryon)
| successor      = [Gargoris](/source/Gargoris)
| birth_name     = 
| birth_date     = 
| birth_place    = [Tartessos](/source/Tartessos), [Hispania](/source/Hispania)
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = [Tartessos](/source/Tartessos), [Hispania](/source/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](/source/Hermes) and [Erytheia](/source/Erytheia_(mythology)), the daughter of [Geryon](/source/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](/source/Pausanias_(geographer)) and [Solinus](/source/Gaius_Julius_Solinus).

==Mythology==
According to Pausanias, Norax led a group of [Iberians](/source/Iberians) to [Sardinia](/source/Sardinia), where they founded the city of [Nora](/source/Nora%2C_Italy), which was considered the first city on the island.<ref>[Pausanias](/source/Pausanias_(geographer)), [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](/source/Tartessos) in southern Iberia. His expedition was one of several mythological colonization traditions associated with Sardinia, alongside figures such as [Sardus](/source/Sardus), [Aristaeus](/source/Aristaeus), and [Iolaus](/source/Iolaus).<ref>[http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/solinus1a.html Caii Julii Solini - De Mirabilibus Mundi] Capitula IV</ref>

==See also==
* [Sardus](/source/Sardus)
* [Iolaus](/source/Iolaus)

==Notes==
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== References ==

* [Pausanias](/source/Pausanias_(geographer)), ''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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Category:Greek mythological heroes

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