Acacus (Greek mythology)

Acacus (Ἄκακος), in Greek mythology, was a king of Acacesium (Ἀκακήσιον) in Arcadia, the son of Lycaon, and the foster-father of the infant Hermes. ^[1]

6 relations: Arcadia, Greek mythology, Hermes, Lycaon (Arcadia), Maia, Mount Kyllini.

Arcadia

Arcadia (Αρκαδία, Arkadía) is one of the regional units of Greece.

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Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.

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Hermes

Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian god in Greek religion and mythology, the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia, and the second youngest of the Olympian gods (Dionysus being the youngest).

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Lycaon (Arcadia)

In Greek mythology, Lycaon (/laɪˈkeɪɒn/; Greek: Λυκάων) was a king of Arcadia, son of Pelasgus and Meliboea, who, in the most popular version of the myth, tested Zeus' omniscience by serving him the roasted flesh of Lycaon's own son Nyctimus, in order to see whether Zeus was truly all-knowing.

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Maia

Maia (or; Μαῖα; Maia), in ancient Greek religion, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes.

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Mount Kyllini

Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene (Κυλλήνη,; sometimes Ζήρια), is a mountain on the Peloponnese in Greece famous for its association with the god Hermes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacus_(Greek_mythology)

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