Caranus

Caranus

Caranus (Greek Karanos) is the name of:

#Caranus (king), legendary progenitor of the royal house of Macedon
#Caranus (son of Philip) ,half-brother of Alexander who murdered him.
#Caranus (hetairos) of Alexander the Great
#Caranus probably a relative of the foregoing, whose wedding feast was described in a letter by Hippolochus

References

*Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0618.html Caranus]


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