Mygdon (son of Ares)

For other uses, see Mygdon (disambiguation).

In Greek mythology, Mygdon (Ancient Greek: Μύγδων) was the son of Ares and Callirrhoe according to Stephanus of Byzantium. He had three brothers named Edonus, Odomantus and Biston and was the father of Crusis and Grastus. He is considered the eponymous hero of the Thracian tribe Mygdones and founder of the Mygdonia region in ancient Macedon.

Mygdon
Founder of Mygdonia
Genealogy
Parents	Ares and Callirhoe or Calliope
Siblings	Edonus, Biston, Odomantus

References

• Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond and Guy Thompson Griffith. A History of Macedonia: 550-336 B.C. (Volume 2). Clarendon Press, 1979, pp. 34–5, ISBN 0-19-814814-3.