A king in Greek mythology, Orchomenus was the father of Elara. The Oricoli bust of Zeus, King of the Gods, in the collection of the Vatican Museum. ... In Greek mythology, Elara was the daughter of King Orchomenus and mother of Tityas. ...

Other Greek mythological figures bearing the same name include:

1. the father of Lycaon;
2. the father of Minyas;
3. a murdered son of Thyestes;
4. a childless son of Minyas;
5. the son of Athamas and Themisto.

Orchomenus, or Orkhómenos, was a city in Greece, situated on the Cephissus river where it emptied into Lake Copais. It was an important city in the Mycenaean period, and is presently an important archeological site. Lycaon, in Greek mythology, was a son of Priam and Laothoe. ... In Greek mythology, Minyas was the founder of Orchomenus or son of king Orchomenus, depending on the story. ... In Greek mythology, Thyestes was the son of Pelops, King of Mycenae, and Hippodamia and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. ... The king of Orchomenus in Greek mythology, Athamas (rich harvest) was married first to the goddess Nephele with whom he had the twins Phrixus and Helle. ... In Greek mythology, Themisto was the third and last wife of Athamas. ... The northern Cephissus river (Greek Κήφισσος: Kifissós, Kephissós, or Kêphissos) or Cephisus (Greek Κήφισος: Kêphisos) rises at Lilaea in Phocis and flows by Delphi through Boeotia and eventually issues into Lake Copais which... Location of Lake Copais in antiquity Lake Copais, Kopais, or Kopaida (ancient Greek , modern ) used to be in the centre of Boeotia, Greece, west of Thebes until the late 19th century. ... The Mycenean Period covers the latter part of the Bronze Age on the Greek mainland. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...

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