Echion, one of theGigantes, known for great strength (though not necessarily great size) and having an ability to change the course or direction of winds.[2][3][4][5]
Echion, one of the survivingSpartoi, the "sown men" that sprang up from the dragon's teeth sown byCadmus, the other four Spartoi wereChthonius,Hyperenor,Pelorus, andUdaeus.[6] Echion was principally known for his skill in battle and bravery;[7] "it was Echion who, for his great valor, was preferred by Cadmus to be his son-in-law":[8] Echion was father ofPentheus[9] andEpeiros[10] byAgave.[11] He was credited to be the founder of theMalian city ofEchinos.[12] Also, Echion was said to have dedicated a temple ofCybele inBoeotia, and to have assisted Cadmus in the building ofThebes.[13]
Echion, son ofPortheus and one of theGreeks who fought at theTrojan War. He was also one of the men hidden in theTrojan horse and was killed. The doomed Greek is a "tough but battle weary warrior, plagued by phantasms of his death".[21][22]
Stephanus of Byzantium,Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling.Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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