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Azan (mythology)
In
Greek mythology
,
Azan
may
refer to
the following personages:
Azan, son of
Arcas
of
Arcadia
and the
Dryad
Erato
,
brother
of
Apheidas
,
Elatus
and
Hyperippe
.
Azania
in Arcadia was named after him. He was
the father
of
Cleitor
and
Coronis
,
mother of
Asclepius
by
Apollo
. When Azan
died
, the first
funeral games
in
history
were held in his
honor
. It was at these
games
that
Aetolus
accidentally
killed
Apis
.
Azan,
husband
of
Hippolyte
,
daughter
of
Dexamenus
, who was
threatened
with
violence
by the
Centaur
Eurytion
.
