Caranus of Macedon
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Caranus or Karanos (Greek: Κάρανος, romanized: Káranos) was the first king of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia according to later traditions. According to Herodotus, however, the first king was Perdiccas I. Caranus is first reported by Theopompus[1] and is the mythical founder of the Argead dynasty.[2][3]
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Caranus | |
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King of Macedonia | |
Reign | unknown |
Successor | Coenus |
Issue | Coenus |
Dynasty | Argead |
Father | Temenus |
Religion | Ancient Greek religion |
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