Alexanor

Alexanor (Ancient Greek: Ἀλεξάνωρ) was a son of Machaon, and grandson of the Greek god Asclepius, who built to his grandfather a temple on the summit of Titane in the territory of Sicyon.[1] Around it there were dwellings for the use of those who came to solicit the aid of the god.[2] Alexanor himself too was worshiped there, and sacrifices were offered to him, but only after sunset.[3]

This article is about the figure from Greek mythology. For the butterfly species, see Papilio alexanor.

References
  1. Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Alexanor". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 128.
  2. Leake, William Martin (1830). Travels in the Morea. J. Murray. pp. 377.
  3. Pausanias, Description of Greece ii. 23. ~ 4, 11. ~ 6, &c.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alexanor". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.