Acragas (mythology)

The Ephebe of Agrigento, hypothesized to depict the river Acragas[1]

In Greek mythology, Acragas or Akragas (Greek: Ἀκράγας) was a river god[1] said to be a son of Zeus and the Oceanid Asterope. The town of Acragas (modern Agrigento) in Sicily takes its name from the river,[2] which flows to the east of the plateau on which the town was built.

The name "Acragas" likely originates from the Greek karkinos (crab), due to a large population of crabs in its waters.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "#SmartEducationUnescoSicilia The first settlement: the foundation of Akragas |". Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  2. ^ Smith, "Acragas"; Stephanus of Byzantium, s. v. Akragantes (Meineke, p. 74, Billerbeck, p. 121).