Cercyon
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Name of multiple Greek mythological figures
This article is about Greek mythological figures. For the beetle genus, see Cercyon (beetle).
In Greek mythology, Cercyon (Ancient Greek: Κερκύων, romanized: Kerkýōn) was the name of the following two figures:
- Cercyon, malefactor who was killed by Theseus.[1]
- Cercyon, son of Agamedes and father of Hippothous according to Pausanias.[2]
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[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.
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