Darrhon
Darrhon or Darron (
hapax in one inscription of Pella
c. 200 – 150 BC.[2]
Ἀμφίπολις Δάρρωνι εὐξαμένη ἐπηκόωι. Amphipolis Darrhoni euxamene epekooi. Amphipolis[3] who prayed to benevolent Darrhon.
Excavations revealed a sanctuary of Darrhon in ancient Pella.[4] It has been argued that while Darrhon (Greek:Δάῤῥων) was initially a minor deity, he was later identified and worshiped as Asclepius.[5]
Etymology
It has been suggested that "Darrhon" is a
See also
- Apollo
- Eileithyia
- Hygeia
- Panacea
Notes
- ^ King, Carol J., ed. (2017). Ancient Macedonia. Routledge. p. 14.
- ^ Epigraphical Database
- ^ Feminine Name
- ^ Stamatopoulou and Yeroulanou, p. 88
- ^ Macedonian Issues: Darron
- ^ http://www.heinrich-tischner.de Δ Archived 2010-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eretria — early 3rd century BC Line 8
- ^ Pindar's Paeans: A Reading of the Fragments with a Survey of the Genre [1] by Ian Rutherford