Darrhon
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 c. 200-150 BC.[1]
| “ | Ἀμφίπολις Δάρρωνι εὐξαμένη ἐπηκόωι. Amphipolis Darrhoni euxamene epekooi. Amphipolis[2] 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 [3]
Etymology
- A Macedonian-styled name of Greek participle θαρρῶν tharrhon[4] giving courage, making bold. Θάρρων Tharrhon Eretrian eponym[5]
- Thracian tribe of Derrones north of Strymon, Apollo Derenus in Abdera[6]
Notes
- ↑ 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 by Ian Rutherford
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