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Extensive Definition
In Greek and
Roman
mythology there are several characters known as Aethon:
- According to Ovid (II, 153), one of Helios' horses.
- According to Virgil (XI, 89), Pallas' horse.
- The personification of famine, Demeter placed him in Erysichthon's gut, making Erysichthon permanently famished. His Roman equivalent was Fames, a female deity.
- According to Homer (XIX, 180), the pseudonym Odysseus assumed during his interview with Penelope upon his return to Ithaca.
- Hyginus refers to the eagle that repeatedly ate Prometheus' innards as "aethonem aquilam". The author could be applying the name Aethon to the eagle, or simply using a transliteration of the Greek adjective "", which may mean "red-brown" or "tawny".
References
fames in German: Ethon
fames in Spanish: Limos
fames in French: Fames
fames in Lithuanian: Aetonas
fames in Portuguese: Limos
fames in Russian: Эфон