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Mecon (mythology)

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Lover of Demeter in Greek mythology

For other uses, seeMecon.

InGreek mythology,Mecon (inAncient GreekΜήκων,Mḗkо̄n, meaning "poppy"), also spelledMekon, was a beautiful^[1] young Athenian man, loved by the goddessDemeter who was transformed into a poppy.^[2]

Mythology

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The handsome Mecon became the lover of the agricultural goddessDemeter. He was transformed into a poppy flower at some point for his own preservation.^[3]^[4] Demeter was greatly associated with poppies, the flower seen as one of her symbols.

Notes

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^Servius onVirgil'sEclogues2.47
^Wright, M. Rosemary."A Dictionary of Classical Mythology: Summary of Transformations".mythandreligion.upatras.gr.University of Patras. RetrievedJanuary 3, 2023.
^Smith, s.v.Mecon
^Servius onVirgil'sGeorgics1.212

References

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Maurus Servius Honoratus.In Vergilii carmina comentarii. Servii Grammatici qui feruntur in Vergilii carmina commentarii; recensuerunt Georgius Thilo et Hermannus Hagen. Georgius Thilo. Leipzig. B. G. Teubner. 1881.
William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London. John Murray: printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and Parliament Street.