In Greek mythology, Azan (Ancient Greek: Ἀζᾶν) was a king of Azania in Arcadia, the son of King Arcas and the Dryad Erato (or, in another tradition, Leanira). When Arcas divided his land among his sons, Azan received the district that was named after him, while his brothers Apheidas and Elatus took Tegea and Mount Cyllene respectively. He fathered Cleitor and Coronis, and upon his death the first funeral games in history were said to have been held in his honor.
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I.Family
Azan was the son of King Arcas, the eponymous ruler of Arcadia, and the Dryad Erato; in another tradition his mother is named Leanira.
His brothers were Apheidas and Elatus, and Hyperippe is also counted among his siblings.
By marriage and descent, Azan was the father of Cleitor and of Coronis, who became the mother of Asclepius by the god Apollo.
II.Mythology
When Azan and his brothers grew up, their father Arcas divided the land between them into three parts. Azan received the district which was named after him (Azania), to Apheidas fell Tegea, and Elatus obtained Mount Cyllene, which until that time had received no name.
When Azan died, the first funeral games in history were held in his honor. It was at these games that Aetolus accidentally killed Apis.
Azan's heir to the throne was his son Cleitor, but Cleitor was childless and was therefore succeeded by Aepytus, the son of Elatus.
III.Other figures of the name
A second figure named Azan appears in Greek mythology as the husband of Hippolyte, daughter of Dexamenus.
Hippolyte was threatened with violence by the Centaur Eurytion.