Caranus of Macedon
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Caranus of Macedon is traditionally regarded as the legendary first king of Macedon and the founder of the Argead dynasty, from which Alexander the Great later descended.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caranus of Macedon canonical | 2 |
| Caranus (son of Philip II of Macedon) | 1 |
| Perdiccas I of Macedon | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Argead dynasty member
ⓘ
founder ⓘ legendary king ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Argead dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Argead
|
| associatedWith |
Argos
ⓘ
Heraclid descent tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Vergina
ⓘ
surface form:
Aegae (Vergina)
|
| belongsToNarrativeType | foundation myth ⓘ |
| category |
Argead dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Argead kings of Macedon
Founding monarchs ⓘ Mythological kings of Macedon ⓘ |
| country | Macedon ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| dynasty | Argead dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Macedonian Greek
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian Greeks
|
| fieldOfSignificance | ancient Macedonian royal ideology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Amyntas III ⓘ
surface form:
Amyntas III of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| historicalEvidence | uncertain ⓘ |
| historicity | legendary ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Heraclid
ⓘ
surface form:
Heracles (through Argead genealogy)
|
| mentionedIn | works of Diodorus Siculus ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Κάρανος ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an ancestor of Alexander the Great
ⓘ
founding the Argead dynasty ⓘ |
| originLegend | Argive origin of the Argead dynasty ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Macedon ⓘ |
| predecessor | none (legendary founder) ⓘ |
| realm |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Macedon
|
| region | Upper Macedonia ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| role | progenitor of Macedonian royal house ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | legitimizing Macedonian royal lineage ⓘ |
| saidToBeTheFirstRulerOf | Macedon ⓘ |
| source | later ancient historiography ⓘ |
| status | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| successor | Coenus of Macedon ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Macedonian kingdom ⓘ |
| traditionallyRegardedAs |
first king of Macedon
ⓘ
founder of the Argead dynasty ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Perdiccas I of Macedon
subject surface form:
Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon
this entity surface form:
Caranus (son of Philip II of Macedon)