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| According to ], '''Ion''' ({{lang-grc|Ἴων}}, ''gen''.: Ἴωνος; {{lang-ell|Ίωνας της Ελίκης}} ''Ionas tis Elikis'') was the illegitimate child of ], daughter of ] and wife of ].<ref>], '']'' fr. 10(a).</ref> He had a wife ], daughter of ]. Creusa conceived Ion with ] then she abandoned the child. Apollo asked Hermes to take Ion from his cradle. Ion was saved (and raised) by a priestess of the ]. Later, Xuthus was informed by the oracle that the first person he met when leaving the oracle would be his son, and this person was Ion. He interpreted it to mean that he had fathered Ion, when, in fact, Apollo was giving him Ion as an adoptive son. Creusa was planning on killing Ion due to her jealousy that Xuthus had a son while she was still childless. At the same time, Ion was planning on doing harm to Creusa. In the end, Creusa found out that Ion was her child, and only Xuthus' adopted child. This is the story told in the tragedy '']'' by ]. | According to ], '''Ion''' ({{lang-grc|Ἴων}}, ''gen''.: Ἴωνος; {{lang-ell|Ίωνας της Ελίκης}} ''Ionas tis Elikis'') was the illegitimate child of ], daughter of ] and wife of ].<ref>], '']'' fr. 10(a).</ref> He had a wife ], daughter of ]. Creusa conceived Ion with ] then she abandoned the child. Apollo asked Hermes to take Ion from his cradle. Ion was saved (and raised) by a priestess of the ]. Later, Xuthus was informed by the oracle that the first person he met when leaving the oracle would be his son, and this person was Ion. He interpreted it to mean that he had fathered Ion, when, in fact, Apollo was giving him Ion as an adoptive son. Creusa was planning on killing Ion due to her jealousy that Xuthus had a son while she was still childless. At the same time, Ion was planning on doing harm to Creusa. In the end, Creusa found out that Ion was her child, and only Xuthus' adopted child. This is the story told in the tragedy '']'' by ]. | ||
| In other accounts, Ion was the founder of ] (the modern ]) in ] (a modern prefecture). Ion was the son of ] who was brought to the area during the reign of king ]. He married the girl named ] who succeeded the throne. He built the city of Eliki after the name of his wife, and made it the capital of the kingdom. Later he took an expedition against ] (now ]) with the help of the ] and in the battle he was killed near Eleusis. Ion was also believed to have founded a primary tribe of Greece, the ]. He has often been identified with the ] mentioned in the ].<ref>Bromiley, Geoffrey William (General Editor) (1994). ''The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Volume Two: Fully Revised: E-J: Javan''. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 971. ISBN 0-8028-3782-4.</ref> | In other accounts, Ion was the founder of ] (the modern ]) in ] (a modern prefecture). Ion was the son of ] who was brought to the area during the reign of king ]. He married the girl named ] who succeeded the throne. He built the city of Eliki after the name of his wife, and made it the capital of the kingdom. Later he took an expedition against ] (now ]) with the help of the ] and in the battle he was killed near Eleusis. Ion was also believed to have founded a primary tribe of Greece, the ]. He has often been identified with the ] mentioned in the ].<ref>Bromiley, Geoffrey William (General Editor) (1994). ''The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Volume Two: Fully Revised: E-J: Javan''. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 971. ISBN 0-8028-3782-4.</ref> This becomes more apparent when comparing the earlier form of the name, Ιάϝον "''Iáwon''", which, with the loss of the digamma, later became Ιάον "''Iáon''", as seen in epic poetry.<ref>], '']'' fr. 10(a).</ref> | ||
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According to Greek mythology, Ion (Template:Lang-grc, gen.: Ἴωνος; Template:Lang-ell Ionas tis Elikis) was the illegitimate child of Creüsa, daughter of Erechtheus and wife of Xuthus. He had a wife Tulipi, daughter of Strimon. Creusa conceived Ion with Apollo then she abandoned the child. Apollo asked Hermes to take Ion from his cradle. Ion was saved (and raised) by a priestess of the Delphic Oracle. Later, Xuthus was informed by the oracle that the first person he met when leaving the oracle would be his son, and this person was Ion. He interpreted it to mean that he had fathered Ion, when, in fact, Apollo was giving him Ion as an adoptive son. Creusa was planning on killing Ion due to her jealousy that Xuthus had a son while she was still childless. At the same time, Ion was planning on doing harm to Creusa. In the end, Creusa found out that Ion was her child, and only Xuthus' adopted child. This is the story told in the tragedy Ion by Euripides.
In other accounts, Ion was the founder of Helike (the modern Eliki) in Achaea (a modern prefecture). Ion was the son of Xuthus who was brought to the area during the reign of king Selinus. He married the girl named Helike who succeeded the throne. He built the city of Eliki after the name of his wife, and made it the capital of the kingdom. Later he took an expedition against Eleusis (now Elefsina) with the help of the Athenian and in the battle he was killed near Eleusis. Ion was also believed to have founded a primary tribe of Greece, the Ionians. He has often been identified with the Javan mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. This becomes more apparent when comparing the earlier form of the name, Ιάϝον "Iáwon", which, with the loss of the digamma, later became Ιάον "Iáon", as seen in epic poetry.
References
- Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 10(a).
- Bromiley, Geoffrey William (General Editor) (1994). The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Volume Two: Fully Revised: E-J: Javan. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 971. ISBN 0-8028-3782-4.
- Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 10(a).