Medon (mythology)
Multiple figures in Greek myth share the name Medon.
Medon is a name borne by many figures in Greek mythology and history, including a Tyrrhenian pirate changed into a fish or dolphin by Dionysus, a centaur at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, and a Dolionian killed by the Argonauts. Other notable bearers include the son of Oileus who led Philoctetes' army at Troy, the herald of Odysseus spared after the slaughter of the suitors, and the first archon of Athens, son of Codrus, who was lame in one foot.
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- Role in trojan war
- Medon, son of Oileus, took over Philoctetes' army after Philoctetes was left on Lemnos; killed by Aeneas
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