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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Pandion''' ({{IPAc-en|p|æ|n|ˈ|d|aɪ|ɒ|n}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Πανδίων means "all-divine") may refer to the following characters:

* [[Pandion I]], a legendary king of [[Athens]], father of the sisters [[Procne]] and [[Philomela]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+3.14.6 3.14.6]</ref>
* [[Pandion II]], a legendary king of Athens, father of the brothers [[Aegeus]], [[Pallas (Greek mythology)|Pallas]], [[Nisos]] and [[Lycus (mythology)|Lycus]].<ref>Apollodorus, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+3.15.5 3.15.5]</ref>
* [[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.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+1.5.3 1.5.3–5] & [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+10.10.1 10.10.1]</ref>
*Pandion, an [[Egypt]]ian prince as son of [[Aegyptus]] and Hephaestine. He married [[Callidice]], daughter of [[Danaus]] who killed him during their wedding night.<ref>Apollodorus, 2.1.5</ref>
* Pandion, son of [[Phineus]] and [[Cleopatra (Greek myth)|Cleopatra]], brother of [[Plexippus]]. He and his brother were blinded by Phineus at the instigation of their stepmother [[Idaea (wife of Phineus)|Idaea]].<ref>Apollodorus, 3.15.3</ref>
*Pandion, from [[Phaistos]] in [[Crete]], was father of [[Lamprus (mythology)|Lamprus]].<ref>[[Antoninus Liberalis]], [https://topostext.org/work/216#17 17] as cited in [[Nicander|Nicander's]] ''Metamorphoses''</ref>
* Pandion, an [[Achaeans (Homer)|Achaean]] warrior who carried the bow of [[Teucer]] during the [[Trojan War]].<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 12.372</ref>
*Pandion, father of a certain Helen who consorted with [[Zeus]] and bore him a son, [[Musaeus (mythology)|Musaeus]].<ref>[[Pseudo-Clement]], ''[[Clementine Recognitions|Recognitions]]'' 10.21-23</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==

* [[Antoninus Liberalis]], ''The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis'' translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). [https://topostext.org/work/216 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website].
* [[Homer]], [[Iliad|''The Iliad'']] with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. {{ISBN|978-0674995796|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0134 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* Homer, ''Homeri Opera'' in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. {{ISBN|978-0198145318|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0133 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
* Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.  [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* [[Clementine literature|Pseudo-Clement]], ''Recognitions'' from [[Ante-Nicene Period|Ante-Nicene]] Library Volume 8'','' translated by Smith, Rev. Thomas. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh. 1867. [http://www.theoi.com/Text/ClementRecognitions.html Online version at theio.com]

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