Nemausios
deity Greek single tradition · 1
Nemausios is one of the Heracleidae, from whom Stephanus of Byzantium preserves a derivation of the name of the Gallic town Nemausos. Parthenius of Nicaea included a story about Nemausios to explain the preexisting deity of the spring at Nîmes. The story of the town's namesake is attributed to Parthenius of Nicaea and therefore dates no later than the 1st century BC.
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 200
- Historical notes
- Story dates no later than 1st century BC.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In his 6th-century geographical dictionary, Stephanus of Byzantium preserves a derivation of the name of the Gallic town Nemausos from Nemausios, one of the Heracleidae. This story of the town's namesake is attributed to Parthenius of Nicaea and therefore dates no later than the 1st century BC.”
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