Orchomenus
The city of Orchomenus was situated in northern Boeotia. It was situated west of Lake Copais. Orchomenus was the centre of Minyan power.
The most famous king of Orchomenus was Athamas, an Aeolid from Thessaly, but the city was founded by Andreus. Andreus was the son of the river god Peneius, and he named the region around Orchomenus in northern Boeotia as Andreis. Andreus shared the kingdom with Athamas when Andreus married Euippe, daughter of Athamas' son Leucon.
Read the Aeolids in Boeotia for the history of the city of Orchomenus.
See the Aeolids in Orchomenus (genealogy).
Related Information
Name
Orchomenus, Orchomenos, Ὀρχομενός.
Founder
Andreus
Rulers
Andreus, Athamas, Eteocles, Phlegyas, Chryses, Minyas, Orchomenus, Clymenus, Erginus, Ascalaphus and Ialmenus (co-rulers).
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