Carmanor

Role: purifier in Crete · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 7

In Book 2, Chapter 7, Apollo and Artemis turned aside to Crete to Carmanor. By Chapter 30, Carmanor was identified as the purifier of Apollo after the murder of Python, and as the father of Eubulus. In Book 10, Chapter 7, he was also named as the father of Chrysothemis, who was said to have been purified by him.

Relationship record

Book 2 · Chapter 7

with Apollo (Apollo went to Carmanor together with Artemis.) “they turned aside to Crete to Carmanor”
with Artemis (Artemis went to Carmanor together with Apollo.) “they turned aside to Crete to Carmanor”

Book 2 · Chapter 30

with Apollo (Carmanor purged Apollo.) “Eubulus was the son of that Carmanor who purged Apollo of the murder of Python”
child: Eubulus “Eubulus was the son of that Carmanor”

Book 10 · Chapter 7

child: Chrysothemis “the first victor was Chrysothemis the Cretan, whose father Carmanor is said to have purified Apollo”
with Apollo (Carmanor purified Apollo.) “whose father Carmanor is said to have purified Apollo”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.