Caranus

Caranus (Greek Karanos) is the name of:

Caranus (king), legendary progenitor of the royal house of Macedon
Caranus (son of Philip II)
Caranus (hetairos) of Alexander the Great
Caranus probably a relative of the foregoing, whose wedding feast was described in a letter by Hippolochus

Karanos is a village in Crete, in the Chania regional unit

References

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Caranus

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