Pandion (mythology)
Multiple men in Greek mythology
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In Greek mythology, Pandion (/pænˈdaɪɒn/; Ancient Greek: Πανδίων, romanized: Pandíōn, lit. 'all-divine') may refer to the following characters:
- Pandion I, a legendary king of Athens, father of Erechtheus, Butes, Procne and Philomela.[1] Sometimes also said to be the father of Chelidon as well.[2]
- Pandion II, a legendary king of Athens, father of the brothers Aegeus, Pallas, Nisos and Lycus.[3]
- Pandion (hero), the eponymous hero of the Attic tribe Pandionis, usually assumed to be one of the legendary Athenian kings Pandion I or Pandion II.[4]
- Pandion, the father of Chelidon, interpreted by some scholars to be a separate figure from King Pandion I and perhaps a doublet of Pandareus, Chelidon's father in other versions.[5][6]
- Pandion, an Egyptian prince as son of Aegyptus and Hephaestine. He married Callidice, daughter of Danaus who killed him during their wedding night.[7]
- Pandion, son of Phineus and Cleopatra, brother of Plexippus. He and his brother were blinded by Phineus at the instigation of their stepmother Idaea.[8]
- Pandion, from Phaistos in Crete, was father of Lamprus.[9]
- Pandion, an Achaean warrior who carried the bow of Teucer during the Trojan War.[10]
- Pandion, father of a certain Helen who consorted with Zeus and bore him a son, Musaeus.[11]
