Cercyon
From LSJ
ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow
Latin > German (Georges)
Cercyōn, onis, Akk. onem u. ona, m. (Κερκύων), ein berühmter Räuber in Attika, von Theseus zu Eleusis besiegt u. getötet, Ov. met. 7, 439. Hyg. fab. 38 u. 187. Gell. 15, 21. – Dav. Cercyonēus, a, um, cercyonëisch, corpora, Ov. Ib. 412.
Wikipedia EN
In Greek mythology, Cercyon (Ancient Greek: Κερκύων, -ονος Kerkyon) was the name of the following two figures:
- Cercyon, malefactor who was killed by Theseus.
- Cercyon, son of Agamedes, and the father of Hippothous, who succeeded Agapenor as king of Arcadia when he did not return from Troy.
Translations
bg: Керкион; ca: Cerció; cs: Kerkyón; de: Kerkyon; el: Κερκύονας; en: Cercyon of Eleusis; eo: Kerkiono; es: Cerción; fi: Kerkyon; fr: Cercyon; id: Kerkion; it: Cercione; ja: ケルキュオーン; pl: Kerkyon; ro: Cercion; ru: Керкион; sk: Kerkyón; sr: Керкион; uk: Керкіон
