In Greek mythology, Eëtion (Ancient Greek: Ἠετίων Ēetíōn [ɛː.e.tí.ɔːn]) may refer to the following personages:
Eëtion, another name of Iasion in some myths.Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 121 Most, pp. 206, 207 [= fr. 177 Merkelbach-West = P. Oxy. 1359 fr. 2 (Grenfell and Hunt, p. 53)].Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1.916 with Hellanicus as the authority; Scholia on Euripides, Phoenissae 1129; Tzetzes on Lycophron, 219. Eëtion, king of the Cilician Thebe and father of Andromache and Podes. He was slain by when the latter sacked the town.Homer, Iliad 6.410 ff. Eëtion, ruler over the island of Imbros mentioned in the Iliad. Achilles sold the Trojan prince Lycaon, son of King Priam of Troy, whom he had taken prisoner, to Euneus, king of Lemnos, but Eetion paid a great ransom for him and sent him to Arisbe, a city in the Troad to be returned to his father. However, twelve days afterward Lycaon fell once more into the hands of his killer Achilles.Homer, Iliad 21.43. Eëtion, the "bold" Greek soldier who participated in the Trojan War. He was shot dead by Paris during the siege of Troy.Quintus Smyrnaeus, 6.639. "Yet again did Paris shoot at bold Eetion. Through his jaw leapt the sudden-flashing brass: he groaned, and with his blood were mingled tears."Quintus Smyrnaeus, 6.639–641.
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