Cercyon

In Greek mythology, Cercyon (Ancient Greek: Κερκύων, -ονος Kerkyon) was the name of the following two figures:

Cercyon, malefactor who was killed by Theseus.^[1]
Cercyon, son of Agamedes, and the father of Hippothous, who succeeded Agapenor as king of Arcadia when he did not return from Troy.^[2]

Notes

^ Pausanias, 1.14.1
^ Pausanias, 8.5.4

References

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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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