Andraemon
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In Greek mythology the name Andraemon, or Andraimôn may refer to:
- Father of Oxylus and grandfather of the precedent.[3]
- Husband of Gorge and the father of Thoas. He succeeded to his father-in-law Oeneus' power over Aetolia. He and his wife were buried in one tomb which was shown in the city of Amphissa.[4][5][6]
- A son of King Codrus. He participated in the colonization of Asia Minor and drove the Carians out of the city of Lebedus. His tomb was shown near Colophon.[8] Mimnermus related that Andraemon was a native of Pylos and founder of Colophon.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 9. 333
- ^ Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses, 32
- ^ Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 2. 8. 3
- ^ Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 1. 8. 1&6; epitome of Book IV, 3. 12
- ^ Homer, Iliad, 2. 638
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 10. 38. 5
- ^ Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, Epitome of Book IV, 7. 27
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7. 3. 5
- ^ Cited in Strabo, Geography, 14. 1. 3
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