Μέδων
Μέδων, Medon
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Μέδοντος Proper-name noun: masculine genitive singular of Μέδων
Μέδων, οντος (ὁ) Médôn, h. Il. 2, 727, etc.
Μέδων -1
- Greek.
- Bastard son of Oeleus-1 by Rhene and brother of Aias-2.
- Takes the place of Philoctetes as leader of the men of Methone, etc. Il. 2.727, Il. 13.693 (his followers here called Φθῖοι); dwelt in Phylace a fugitive, having slain a kinsman of his stepmother Eriopis Il. 13.695, Il. 15.334.
- Killed by Aeneas Il. 15.332.
Μέδων -2
- Trojan.
- Il. 17.216.
Μέδων -3
- (πεπνυμένα εἰδώς).
- A herald of Odysseus left by him at home.
- Tells Penelope of the plot against her son’s life Od. 4.677, 696, 711, Od. 16.412;
- consorted with the suitors Od. 16.252;
- their favourite herald Od. 17.172;
- spared by Odysseus Od. 22.357, 361;
- his advice to the people Od. 24.439, 442.
Μέδων : (1) son of Oī¨leus, stepbrother of Ajax, from Phylace, chief of the warriors from Methōne in Phthia, Il. 13.693, 695 ff., Il. 2.727; slain by Aenēas, Il. 15.332.—(2) a Lycian, Il. 17.216.—(3) a herald in Ithaca, Od. 4.677, Od. 17.172, Od. 22.357, 361, Od. 24.439.