Caranus of Macedon

Caranus
Pre 500 BC Aigai Trihemiobol associated with the Karanos Oracle
King of Macedonia
Reignunknown
SuccessorCoenus
IssueCoenus
DynastyArgead
FatherTemenus
ReligionAncient Greek religion

Caranus or Karanos (Greek: Κάρανος, romanized: Káranos) was the first king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia according to later traditions. According to Herodotus, however, the first king was Perdiccas I. Caranus is first reported by Theopompus and is the mythical founder of the Argead dynasty.

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