Paeon (father of Agastrophus)

Paeon or Paion (Ancient Greek: Παίων, gen.: Παίονος) in Greek mythology was a Paionian mentioned in the Iliad of Homer as the father of the warrior Agastrophus, slain by Diomedes, while fighting on the side of Troy in the Trojan War.^[1] He is presumedly the same Paeon mentioned in Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica, an epic poem, telling the story of the Trojan War, from the death of Hector to the fall of Troy, as the father by Cleomede of Laophoon, a companion of Asteropaios slain by Meriones.^[2]

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References

• Connor, Peter, "Paeon" in Gods, Goddeses, and Mythology, Volume 8, editor, C. Scott Littleton, Marshall Cavendish, 2005. ISBN 0-7614-7567-2
• Homer. The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924.
• Parada, Carlos, Genealogical Quide to Greek Mythology, C. Bloms Boktryckeri, 1993. ISBN 9789170810626.
• Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Trojan Epic: Posthomerica, JHU Press, 2007. ISBN 9780801886355.