Maeon of
Thebes, son of Haemon, endowed with prophetic abilities. He was one of the fifty men that laid an ambush against
Tydeus when he came to Thebes as the messenger of the
Seven against Thebes. Defending himself, Tydeus killed all these men except Maeon, who was to be spared in accordance with the gods' will.[1] Later, when Tydeus fell in the war of the Seven, Maeon gave burial to him, a local Theban version of the myth asserts.[2]
Maeon, son of
Haemon and
Antigone, appears in a version of the myth according to which Haemon disobeyed
Creon's orders to kill Antigone and hid her in a village, where she gave birth to a son. When the boy grew up, he came to Thebes to participate in ritual games and was identified by Creon, as all the descendants of the
Spartoi had a special mark on their bodies. Despite the objections of
Heracles, Creon killed the young man; Haemon then took both Antigone's and his own lives.[3]
Maeon, an ally of
Turnus, brother of Numitor and Alcanor. Was killed by
Aeneas.[5]
Maeon or Meion (Μηίων), king of
Lydia and
Phrygia. He and his wife
Dindyme are the possible parents of
Cybele. He had his daughter exposed at Mount Cybelus, but she was suckled by leopards and survived.[6]
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Maeon of
Thebes, son of Haemon, endowed with prophetic abilities. He was one of the fifty men that laid an ambush against
Tydeus when he came to Thebes as the messenger of the
Seven against Thebes. Defending himself, Tydeus killed all these men except Maeon, who was to be spared in accordance with the gods' will.[1] Later, when Tydeus fell in the war of the Seven, Maeon gave burial to him, a local Theban version of the myth asserts.[2]
Maeon, son of
Haemon and
Antigone, appears in a version of the myth according to which Haemon disobeyed
Creon's orders to kill Antigone and hid her in a village, where she gave birth to a son. When the boy grew up, he came to Thebes to participate in ritual games and was identified by Creon, as all the descendants of the
Spartoi had a special mark on their bodies. Despite the objections of
Heracles, Creon killed the young man; Haemon then took both Antigone's and his own lives.[3]
Maeon, an ally of
Turnus, brother of Numitor and Alcanor. Was killed by
Aeneas.[5]
Maeon or Meion (Μηίων), king of
Lydia and
Phrygia. He and his wife
Dindyme are the possible parents of
Cybele. He had his daughter exposed at Mount Cybelus, but she was suckled by leopards and survived.[6]
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.