Thoön (mythology)
Greek mythological characters
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In Greek mythology, Thoön (Ancient Greek: Θόων Thóōn)[1] is a name that refers to:
- Thoon, one of the Gigantes (also called Thoas), who, together with Agrios, was clubbed to death by the Moirai during the Gigantomachy.[2]
- Thoon, one of the Trojans, son of Phaenops and twin brother of Xanthus. He and his brother were killed by Diomedes.[3]
- Thoon, another Trojan, who was killed by Antilochus during the attack on the Achaean wall.[4]
- Thoon, a Lycian ally of the Trojans who followed their leader, Sarpedon, to fight in the Trojan War. He was slain by the Greek hero Odysseus during the siege of Troy.[5]
- Thoon, one of the Phaeacians, a participant in the games in honor of Odysseus.[6]
- Thoon, one of the warriors in Dionysus' army during his Indian campaign. He died at the hands of Corymbasus (Κορύμβασος).[7]
- Thoon, son of Icarius of Sparta and Asterodia, daughter of Eurypylus.[8] He was the brother of Amasichus, Phalereus, Pheremmelias, Perilaos and Laodice[9] or Laodamia.[10]
See also
- Naming citation for Jovian asteroid 34746 Thoon
