Gargoris

Legendary king of Tartessos From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gargoris was a mythical king of the Cynetes, considered part of the people of Tartessos,[1] and, according to legend, the inventor of beekeeping.

Reign?
PredecessorNorax
SuccessorHabis
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Gargoris
King of Tartessos
Reign?
PredecessorNorax
SuccessorHabis
BornTartessos, Hispania
DiedTartessos, Hispania
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He exiled his own son, Habis, who was adopted by a female deer and saved from the sea, and who later inherited the kingdom.

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