< Norax >

1 Origin

In 1270 BC, Norax was born in Tartessus on the Iberian Peninsula .

Norax's mother was Erytheia, daughter of Geryones.

Norax is presumed to have been a descendant of Maceris, who founded Heracleia (near present-day Algeciras) on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula and died there.

2 Life

Norax was born in Tartessus, centered on the Tartessus River (later Baetis, present-day Guadalquivir), northwest of Heracleia.

Gadeira (present-day Cadiz) near the mouth of the Tartessus River and the island facing it were collectively called Erytheia, where Geryones kept many cattle.

Geryones was born in the upper reaches of the Tartessus River, near the place where Maceris, also called Egyptian Heracles or Phoenician Heracles, died.

Norax emigrated to Sardinia and founded the oldest town, Nora (near present-day Cape Pula), at the southern tip of the island.

Considering that Norax settled on Sardinia before Iolaus did, Norax is likely to have been around the same age as Heracles, the son of Amphitryon.