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Paeon[pronunciation?] or Paion (Ancient Greek: Παίων, gen.: Παίονος), in Greek mythology, was an Elean prince as son of King Endymion, and brother of Epeius, Aetolus, Eurycyda[1] and possibly Naxos.[2] From him, the district of Paeonia, on the Axius river in Macedonia, was believed to have derived its name.[3]

Map of Paeon

Notes

  1. ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 5.1.4
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Naxos
  3. ^ Smith "Paeon" 3.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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