Acmon
Sign in to saveThere are several characters named Acmon or Akmon () in Greek mythology: Acmon, one of the mythical race of Dactyls. Acmon, a Phrygian king who gave his name to the district known as Acmonia. Acmon, a mischievous forest creature who lived in Thermopylae or on Euboea but roamed the world and might turn up anywhere mischief was afoot. Acmon, a companion of Diomedes in Italy. He was turned into a bird. Acmon, the Aenead, son of Clytius (son of Aeolus), a friend of Aeneas in Roman mythology. Together with his father, they followed Aeneas in his exile after the fall of Troy. Acmon, in some sou
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There are several characters named Acmon or Akmon () in Greek mythology: Acmon, one of the mythical race of Dactyls. Acmon, a Phrygian king who gave his name to the district known as Acmonia. Acmon, a mischievous forest creature who lived in Thermopylae or on Euboea but roamed the world and might turn up anywhere mischief was afoot. Acmon, a companion of Diomedes in Italy. He was turned into a bird. Acmon, the Aenead, son of Clytius (son of Aeolus), a friend of Aeneas in Roman mythology. Together with his father, they followed Aeneas in his exile after the fall of Troy. Acmon, in some sources the father of Uranus (the personification of the sky).
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