Cercyon
In Greek mythology, Cercyon (Ancient Greek: Κερκύων, -ονος Kerkyon) was the name of the following two figures:
- Cercyon, malefactor who was killed by Theseus.[1]
- Cercyon, son of Agamedes, and the father of Hippothous, who succeeded Agapenor as king of Arcadia when he did not return from Troy.[2]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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