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Bargasus

son of Heracles in Greek mythology

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 25, 2025
Entity authorityQ12874311 ↗
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Bargasus (Ancient Greek: Βάργασος) is a figure in ancient Greek mythology.

According to Apollonius of Aphrodisias, he was a son of Heracles and Barge. The town of Bargasa in Caria was said to have derived its name from him. He had been expelled by Lamus, the son of Omphale.

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Bargasus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1.

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This entry incorporates text from “Bargasus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.