Matton (
Ancient Greek
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: Μάττων) in
Greek mythology
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is a hero of the meal, specifically the kneading of dough.
The 2nd-century author
Athenaeus
Athenaeus of Naucratis (, or Nαυκράτιος, ''Athēnaios Naukratitēs'' or ''Naukratios''; ) was an ancient Greek rhetorician and Grammarian (Greco-Roman), grammarian, flourishing about the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd century ...
refers to Matton in his ''
Deipnosophistae
The ''Deipnosophistae'' (, ''Deipnosophistaí'', lit. , where ''sophists'' may be translated more loosely as ) is a work written in Ancient Greek by Athenaeus of Naucratis. It is a long work of Greek literature, literary, Ancient history, h ...
'', saying, "Polemo says that in Munychia a hero is honoured of the name of Acratopotes and that among the Spartans statues of the heroes Matton and Ceraon were erected by some cooks in the hall of the Phiditia."
See also
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Deipneus
Deipneus () in Greek mythology, specifically in Sparta, is a demigod of the preparation of meals, specifically the making of bread. He was revered in Achaea.
See also
* Ceraon, Ancient Greek demigod of wine-mixing
* Matton, Ancient Greek demi ...
, Ancient Greek demigod of
bread
Bread is a baked food product made from water, flour, and often yeast. It is a staple food across the world, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cu ...
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baking
Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven, but it can also be done in hot ashes, or on hot Baking stone, stones. Bread is the most commonly baked item, but many other types of food can also be baked. Heat is ...
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Ceraon
Ceraon (Ancient Greek: Κεραων; aka Keraon) in Greek mythology is a demi-god of the meal, specifically the mixing of wine.
See also
* Deipneus, Ancient Greek demigod of Bread-Baking
* Matton, Ancient Greek demigod of Dough-kneading
In ...
, Ancient Greek demigod of
wine-mixing
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List of Greek deities
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Characters in Greek mythology