Cicon
In Greek mythology, Cicon (Ancient Greek: Κίκονος) was the eponym of the Thracian tribe Cicones. He was the son of Apollo and Rhodope.[1] According to a scholium on Apollonius of Rhodes, the Hellenistic writer Philostephanus considered Cicon to be the father of Biston.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Etymologicum Magnum 513.37 under Kikones
- ↑ RE, s.v. Kikon (1); Philostephanus, apud Scholia on Apollonius of Rhodes, 2.704.
References
[edit]- Etymologicum Magnum, edited by Friderici Sylburgii, Leipzig, J. A. G. Weigel, 1816. Internet Archive.
- Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band XI, Halbband 1, edited by Wilhelm Kroll, Stuttgart, J. B. Metzler, 1921. Wikisource.
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