Darrhon
Darrhon or Darron (Greek:Δάῤῥων) was a Paeonian[1] god of healing, whose cult was adopted by the ancient Macedonians, as mentioned by Hesychius as Macedonian Daemon and attested 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.
It has been argued that while Darrhon (Greek:Δάῤῥων) was initially a minor deity, he was later identified and worshiped as Asclepius. [4]
Etymology[]
- A Macedonian-styled name of Greek participle θαρρῶν tharrhon[5] giving courage, making bold. Θάρρων Tharrhon Eretrian eponym[6]
- Thracian tribe of Derrones in the north part of the Strymon valley, Apollo Derenus in Abdera[7]
Notes[]
- ^ King, Carol J., ed. (2017). Ancient Macedonia. Routledge. p. 14.
- ^ Epigraphical Database
- ^ Feminine Name
- ^ Macedonian Issues: Darron
- ^ http://www.heinrich-tischner.de Δ
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Religion in ancient Macedonia