Tychon orTykhon (Τύχων,Tykhōn= "producer")[citation needed] is the name of two minordeities inGreek mythology. One was adaemon of fertility associated withPhales,Priapus and his motherAphrodite.[1] He and his companionsOrthanes and Conisalus were associated withDionysos or with theHermai (phallic statues ofHermes).[citation needed] Although nowhere stated, his father was likely one of these two gods, who were half-siblings, sons ofZeus.[citation needed]
Another Tychon, a god of chance or accident,[1] is mentioned by thegeographerStrabo, who stated that “Priapos... resembles theAttic deitiesOrthanes, Konisalos (Conisalus), Tykhon (Tychon), and others like them.”[2] He was worshipped atAthens.[citation needed]
The only known depiction of Tychon is now inHatay Archaeology Museum,Turkey.[citation needed] He is shown as a boy with a semi-erect penis opposite thekakodaimon (evil spirit) and his evil eye.[citation needed]
