Heracles Patroos ( 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.
See also Caranus (king) Antigonus (son of Callas) Temple of Apollo Patroos
References
LSJ: patrôios Encyclopedia of ancient Greece By Nigel Guy Wilson Page 84 Die politische Rolle der Heraklesgestalt im griechischen Herrschertum pag. 71 by Ulrich Huttner . Polytheism and society at Athens By Robert Parker page 22