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Greek mythology
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, Cercyon () was the name of the following two figures:
*
Cercyon, malefactor who was killed by Theseus.
* Cercyon, son of
Agamedes and father of
Hippothous according to
Pausanias.
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References
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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.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
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Arcadian mythology