Acragas
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Acragas may refer to:
- AgrigentoAgrigentoAgrigento , is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy, and capital of the province of Agrigento. It is renowned as the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragas , one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia during the golden...
, aka Acragas, an ancient Greek city on the site of modern Agrigento, Sicily - Acragas, son of ZeusZeusIn the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus...
and the Oceanid Asterope in Greek mythology - Acragas (silversmith)Acragas (silversmith)Acragas was an engraver, or silversmith, spoken of by Pliny the Elder. It is not known either when or where he was born. Pliny says that Acragas, Boethus and Mys were considered but little inferior to Mentor, an artist of great note in the same profession; and that works of all three were in...
, an engraver or chaser in silver, mentioned by Pliny the Elder - Acragas (genus), a genus of jumping spiders