Darrhon

Darrhon or Darron (Greek:Δάῤῥων) was a Paeonian[1] god of healing, whose cult was adopted by the ancient Macedonians, as mentioned by Hesychius as Macedonian Daemon and attested hapax in one inscription of Pella c. 200-150 BC.[2]

Ἀμφίπολις Δάρρωνι εὐξαμένη ἐπηκόωι. Amphipolis Darrhoni euxamene epekooi. Amphipolis[3] who prayed to benevolent Darrhon.

It has been argued that while Darrhon (Greek:Δάῤῥων) was initially a minor deity, he was later identified and worshiped as Asclepius. [4]

Etymology

• A Macedonian-styled name of Greek participle θαρρῶν tharrhon[5] giving courage, making bold. Θάρρων Tharrhon Eretrian eponym[6]
• Thracian tribe of Derrones in the north part of the Strymon valley, Apollo Derenus in Abdera[7]

Notes

1. King, Carol J., ed. (2017). Ancient Macedonia. Routledge. p. 14.
2. Epigraphical Database
3. Feminine Name
4. Macedonian Issues: Darron
5. http://www.heinrich-tischner.de Δ
6. Eretria — early 3rd century BC Line 8
7. Pindar's Paeans: A Reading of the Fragments with a Survey of the Genre by Ian Rutherford