Promedon (Ancient Greek: Προμέδων) is a name referring to the following characters in Greek myth or legend:
- Promedon, an otherwise unknown figure mentioned in Pausanias' description of Polygnotus' paintings at Lesche in Delphi. Promedon is said to have been depicted leaning against a willow in what seems to be a sacred grove of Persephone, next to such figures as Patroclus and Orpheus. The ancient sources Pausanias claims to have consulted had no uniform opinion concerning Promedon: from some it appeared he was a mere creation of Polygnotus, while others reportedly mentioned him as a music lover who especially favored the singing of Orpheus; thus he could have been believed to be a follower of Orpheus.[1]
- Promedon of Naxos, a man seduced by his best friend's wife Neaera.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ Pausanias, 10.30.7
- ^ Parthenius, 18
References edit
- Parthenius, Love Romances translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882-1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Parthenius, Erotici Scriptores Graeci, Vol. 1. Rudolf Hercher. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1858. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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