Adanos
Adanos was the mythical founder of Adana. A likely connection of the "Danuniyim" with the "Danaoi" of Greek mythology has been established, and as a consequence also between the eponymous founder of the Danaans, Danaus – and "Adanos".
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 200 CE
- Attested period
- 200 – 200
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in writings attributed to Stephanos of Byzantium.
Relationships
Sources
Source passages
“where "Sandes" is the offspring of heaven and earth and brother of Cronus, Rhea, Iapetus, Adanos, Olumbros and Ostasos. Cronus, Rhea and Iapetus are well attested Hesiodic titans, while the other deities listed seem to be Cilician in origin: Adanos was the mythical founder of Adana”
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“Cronus, Rhea and Iapetus are well attested Hesiodic titans, while the other deities listed seem to be Cilician in origin: Adanos was the mythical founder of Adana, and based on the Karatepe bilingual inscriptions where king Azitawatas”
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