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Caucon
In
Greek mythology
, the name
Caucon
may
refer
to:
Caucon of
Arcadia
, a son of
Lycaon
,
ancestral
hero
and
eponym
of the
Caucones
that were believed to have
settled
in
Triphylia
. His
tomb
was
shown
at
Lepreus
, with a statue of
a man
with a
lyre
standing
over it. Other
traditions
made him son of
Poseidon
and
father of
Lepreus by
Astydameia
.
Caucon, son of
Celaenus
and
grandson
of the
autochthon
Phlyus, from
Eleusis
. He was said to have brought the
rites
of the Great
Goddesses
from Eleusis to
Andania
in
Messene
. Legend had it that he
appeared
to
Epaminondas
in a dream
,
prophesying
him
success
in
restoration
of the
Messenian
state; the Messenian
allies
of Epaminondas offered
sacrifices
to Caucon.
