Galaxy/The codex of Chalcodon

In Greek mythology, Chalcodon (Ancient Greek Χαλκοδών) is king of the Abantes of Euboea, son of Abas, and father of Elephenor who leads the long-haired Abantes to Troy. He aids Heracles against Elis and is later killed by Amphitryon while leading an attack on Thebes.

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I.Lord of the Abantes

Homer's Catalogue makes Elephenor son of Chalcodon captain of the Abantes from Chalcis, Carystus, and Styra with forty ships. Apollodorus counts Elephenor among Argonauts and Helen's suitors and names his mother Alcyone (or Imenarete / Melanippe in variants).

Handbook tradition has Chalcodon and Telamon help Heracles against Elis; leading Abantes against Thebes he falls to Amphitryon. A daughter Chalciope is sometimes said to marry Aegeus.

II.Homonyms

Wikipedia's Chalcodon page also lists an Aegyptid bridegroom, a suitor of Hippodamia, an arms-bearer from Cyparissus, and a king of Cos who wounds Heracles. The atlas id chalcodon-abantes is the Euboean father of Elephenor alone.

AT A GLANCE

Greek nameChalkodōn (Χαλκοδών)
Typehero
Domainsthe Abantes of Euboea · father of Elephenor
SymbolsAbantes of Euboea · Father of Elephenor · Forty Euboean ships (through his son)
Cult centersChalcis · Carystus · Styra · Euboea
EtymologyGreek Χαλκοδών (Chalkodṓn), "bronze-toothed" or "brazen voice/edge."
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