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. | ” |
[edit] Etymology
- A Macedonian-styled name of Greek participle θαρρῶν tharrhon[3] giving courage,making bold .Θάρρων Tharrhon Eretrian eponym[4]
- Thracian tribe of Derrones north of Strymon , Apollo Derenus in Abdera[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Epigraphical Database
- ^ Feminine Name
- ^ http://www.heinrich-tischner.de Δ
- ^ Eretria — early 3rd c. BCLine 8
- ^ Pindar's Paeans: A Reading of the Fragments with a Survey of the Genre[1] by Ian Rutherford
