- Darrhon
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Darrhon or Darron (Greek:Δάῤῥων) was an Ancient Macedonian minor god of healing, mentioned by Hesychius as Macedonian Daemon and attested hapax in one inscription of Pella ca. 200-150 BC.[1]
“ Ἀμφίπολις Δάρρωνι εὐξαμένη ἐπηκόωι. Amphipolis Darrhoni euxamene epekooi. Amphipolis[2] who prayed to benevolent Darrhon. ” It has been argued that while Darrhon (Greek:Δάῤῥων) was initially a minor deity, he was later identified and worshiped as Asclepius [3]
Etymology
- A Macedonian-styled name of Greek participle θαρρῶν tharrhon[4] giving courage, making bold. Θάρρων Tharrhon Eretrian eponym[5]
- Thracian tribe of Derrones north of Strymon, Apollo Derenus in Abdera[6]
Notes
- ^ Epigraphical Database
- ^ Feminine Name
- ^ Macedonian Issues: Darron
- ^ http://www.heinrich-tischner.de Δ
- ^ Eretria — early 3rd c. BC Line 8
- ^ Pindar's Paeans: A Reading of the Fragments with a Survey of the Genre [1] by Ian Rutherford
Categories:- Religion in ancient Macedonia
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