Arrhon

Lesserwell-documentedAncient Greek mythlocal Boeotian/Minyan genealogyArcadian foundation-eponym traditionsOrchomenus (Boeotia)Arcadia (Mount Erymanthus, Psophis)

Arrhon (Ancient Greek: Ἄρρων) is a mortal figure preserved in Greek mythic genealogies. The name refers to at least two distinct persons: a Minyan prince of Orchomenus, son of King Clymenus, and an Arcadian genealogical ancestor said to be father of Psophis.

Origin

Two separate genealogical strands are preserved in the sources. In Minyan/Orchomenian tradition Arrhon is named as one of the sons of King Clymenus (also called Periclymenus) by Buzyge/Budeia and brother to Erginus, Azeus, Pyleus, Stratius, Eurydice and Axia; together with his brothers he is reported in the genealogical summaries to have attacked Thebes and imposed a yearly tribute on the city in revenge for their father's murder. In Arcadian tradition Arrhon appears in local genealogies as a son (or descendant) of Erymanthus and the father (or ancestor) of Psophis, and thus figures in etiological accounts explaining the eponymy and origins of the city Psophis. These roles are attested in Pausanias' accounts of Arcadian lineages and in classical genealogical listings preserved and summarized by later compilers.

Appearance

Ancient sources do not provide a physical description of Arrhon. He survives in the record as a name within lists and genealogical narratives (e.g., Homeric genealogical contexts, scholia and Stephanus of Byzantium cited in later summaries, and Pausanias' Description of Greece for the Arcadian line). The sources treat Arrhon as a narrative/ancestral figure rather than providing iconographic or bodily detail.

Abilities

No supernatural abilities or powers are ascribed to Arrhon in the cited material. He is presented as a mortal prince or ancestral progenitor whose recorded actions are human and social: participation in a punitive military action with his brothers (Minyan account) and paternity/ancestral placement in local eponymous genealogies (Arcadian account).

Community Record

Sources
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    Arrhon — Wikipedia. Wikipedia contributors, "Arrhon," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.wiki
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    Pausanias, Description of Greece 8.17–35 (Text on Theoi). Pausanias, Description of Greece, Book 8 (Arcadia) (as presented on Theoi Classical Texts Library).literary
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    Psophis | Facts, Information, and Mythology (Pantheon). Pantheon.org, entry for Psophis (summarizing traditions linking Psophis to Arrhon).other
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    Erymanthus | Facts, Information, and Mythology (Pantheon). Pantheon.org, entry for Erymanthus (genealogical context referencing Arrhon).other
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    Greek Mythology Link — genealogical listings (Maicar). Maicar.com, Greek Mythology Link, genealogical compilations referencing Arrhon within family lists.other
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    Archive: LP0054 Birds & Boar (summary mentioning Arcadian genealogies). Archive.org audio summary/collection mentioning Arcadian genealogical material related to Psophis and Arrhon.other
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    Wikidata: Arrhon. Wikidata entry Q14183768 for Arrhon.wiki
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