Velchanos

English

Alternative forms

  • Welchanos, Gelchanos, Elchanos

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ϝελχάνος (Welkhános). Possibly cognate with Chania on Crete. Also compare Veles, a Slavic god of nature and the underworld.

Proper noun

Velchanos

  1. (Greek mythology) A god of the ancient Minoans, originally associated with vegetation but later conflated with Zeus.

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