In Greek mythology, Metion was an Athenian prince, the son of King Erechtheus of Athens and Praxithea. In some accounts his father is instead Eupalamus, a son of Erechtheus. Metion was the eponym of the Metionids (Metionadae), a line that later drove King Pandion II out of Athens into exile before being overthrown in turn by Pandion's sons.
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I.Overview
In Greek mythology, Metion was an Athenian prince as the son of King Erechtheus and Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia.
II.Family
Metion had numerous siblings, including Cecrops, Pandorus, Protogeneia, Pandora, Creusa, Procris, Oreithyia and Chthonia. Other possible siblings were Merope, Orneus, Thespius, Eupalamus and Sicyon.
In some accounts, Metion's father was instead Eupalamus, son of Erechtheus. He had sons known collectively as the Metionadae, who probably include Eupalamus, Sicyon, and Daedalus (his son by Iphinoe). These sons are sometimes credited with other parentages.
III.Mythology
The Metionids later drove King Pandion II out of Athens into exile. These usurping sons were in turn overthrown by the sons of Pandion: Aegeus, Nisus, Lycus and Pallas.