Orchomenus (Boeotia)

Orchomenus (Boeotia)

Orchomenus (or Orchomenos, Orkhomenos Greek: Ὀρχομενός), the setting for many early Greek myths, is a municipality and a rich archaeological site in Boeotia, Greece, that was inhabited from the Neolithic through the Hellenistic periods. As of 2001, the population was 10,732. Orchomenus is also referenced as the "Minyean Orchomenus" in order to distinguish the city from the "Arcadian Orchomenus", the latter of which was located in Arcadia near the modern town of Kalpaki.