Heracles Patroos (Πατρῷος ancestor) is the divine epithet of Heracles in ancient Macedonia. A throne in Vergina palace, probably religious in function, is dedicated to Heracles Patroos . Patroos is also an epithet of Apollo and Zeus in other regions of ancient Greece.
Θεῶι Πατρώιωι Ἡρακλ To God Ancestor Heracles
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- Philippi ,marble plaque with relief representation of a rider. SEG 48:836
- LSJ: patrôios
- Encyclopedia of ancient Greece By Nigel Guy Wilson Page 84 ISBN 978-0-415-97334-2
- Die politische Rolle der Heraklesgestalt im griechischen Herrschertum pag. 71 by Ulrich Huttner ISBN 3-515-07039-7.
- Polytheism and society at Athens By Robert Parker page 22 ISBN 0-19-921611-8