Presbon
In Greek mythology, the name Presbon (Ancient Greek: Πρέσβων, lit. 'elder, senior') may refer to:
- Presbon, a son of Phrixus and Chalciope (Iophassa[1]), daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, mentioned in few sources, and never enumerated alongside his brothers Argus, Phrontis, Melas and Cytisorus. Upon return from Colchis to Boeotia, he received his grandfather Athamas' kingdom back from the latter's adoptive heirs Haliartus and Coronus.[2] The kingdom further passed over to his son Clymenus.[3]
- Presbon, a son of Minyas and Clytodora.[4]
- Presbon, father of Aspledon (Spledon)[5] by Sterope.[6]
- Presbon, the young son of Clymenus (Periclymenus), whom Harpalyce killed and served to Clymenus as a meal in revenge for the rape.[7]
Notes
- ^ Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 2.1122
- ^ Pausanias, 9.34.8
- ^ Pausanias, 9.37.1
- ^ Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.230
- ^ Eustathius ad Homer, Iliad p. 272 (1.511)
- ^ Etymologicum Magnum 157.32 under Aspledon
- ^ Scholia ad Homer, Iliad 14.291
References
- 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
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.