Acarnan
In Greek mythology, Acarnan (Ancient Greek: Ἀκαρνάν; genitive Ἀκαρνᾶνος derived from ἀκαρνάν, akarnan, related to ἀχαρνώς, acharnōs, meaning a sea fish, possibly bass[1]) was the name of these two characters:
- Acarnan, son of Alcmaeon and Callirrhoe.[2]
- Acarnan, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with either 56 other wooers (according to Apollodorus),[3] or 51 (according to Homer).[4] He, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[5]
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[edit]- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Beekes, Robert (2010). Etymological dictionary of greek. Brill. ISBN 9789004174207.
- Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Acarnan". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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