Echion

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Ἐχίων, -ονος, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Ĕchīon: ŏnis, m.
I One of the heroes who sprang up from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus; the husband of Agave and father of Pentheus, Ov. M. 3, 126; 10, 686; Stat. Th. 4, 569; Hyg. Fab. 178.—Hence: Echione natus, for Pentheus, Ov. M. 3, 526.—
   B Derivv.
   1    Echīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Echion, i. e. Pentheus, Ov. M. 3, 513 and 701.—
   2    Echīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., meton. for Cadmean or Theban: hydrus, i. e. killed by Cadmus, Val. Fl. 8, 343: dens, id. 7, 554: aula, id. 7, 301; cf. arces, Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 53: nomen, Verg. A. 12, 515; cf. plebs, Stat. Th. 1, 169: Bacchus, Pall. Insit. 45.—
II A son of Mercury, an Argonaut, and a sharer in the Calydonian hunt, Ov. M. 8, 311; Hyg. Fab. 14.—Hence,
   B Echīŏ-nĭus, a, um, adj., of Echion: lacerto, Ov. M. 8, 345.—
III A celebrated Greek painter, Cic. Par. 5, 2, 37; id. Brut. 18, 70.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) Ĕchīōn,¹⁵ ŏnis, m. (Ἐχίων), fils de Mercure, un des Argonautes : Ov. M. 8, 311 || le père de Penthée et le compagnon de Cadmus : Ov. M. 3, 126 || -ŏnĭdēs, æ, m., fils d’Échion [Penthée] : Ov. M. 3, 701 || -ŏnĭus, a, um, d’Échion : Ov. M. 8, 345 || de Thèbes : Virg. En. 12, 515.

Latin > German (Georges)

Echīōn, onis, m. (Ἐχίων), I) einer der übriggebliebenen Sparten (d.i. der bewaffneten Männer, die aus den von Kadmus gesäten Drachenzähnen entsprangen und einander bis auf fünf im Kampfe erschlugen), Vater des Pentheus, Gemahl der Agave, Helfer des Kadmus beim Erbauen Thebens, Ov. met. 3, 126; 10, 686. Stat. Theb. 5, 569. Hyg. fab. 178: dah. Echione natus, v. Pentheus, Ov. met. 3, 526. – Dav.: A) Echīonidēs, ae, m. (Εχιονίδης), der Nachkomme Echions, der Echionide, d.i. Pentheus, Ov. met. 3, 513 u. 701. – B) Echīonius, a, um, echionisch, des Echion, u. poet. = kadmëisch, thebanisch, nomen, Sohn des Echion, Verg.: Thebae, Hor.: arces, Ov.: hydrus, von Kadmus erlegt, Val. Flacc. – II) Sohn des Merkur, ein Argonaut, Teilnehmer an der kalydonischen Jagd, Ov. met. 8, 311. Hyg. fab. 14. – Dav. Echīonius, a, um, echionisch, des Echion, lacertus, Ov. met. 8, 345.

Wikipedia EN

In Greek mythology, the name Echion /ɛˈkaɪɒn/ (Ancient Greek: Ἐχίων (gen.: Ἐχίονος), derivative of ἔχις echis "viper") referred to five different beings:

• Echion, one of the Gigantes, known for great strength (though not necessarily great size) and having an ability to change the course or direction of winds.
• Echion, one of the surviving Spartoi, the "sown men" that sprang up from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus, and principally known for skill in battle and bravery; "it was Echion who, for his great valor, was preferred by Cadmus to be his son-in-law": Echion was father of Pentheus and Epeiros by Agave.
• Echion, one of the Argonauts, son of Hermes and Antianeira or Laothoe (daughter of Menetus), brother of Erytus; participated in the Calydonian boar hunt, according to Hyginus and Ovid.
• Echion, son of Portheus and one of the Greeks who fought at the Trojan War. He was also one of the men hidden in the Trojan horse and was killed. The doomed Greek is a "tough but battle weary warrior, plagued by phantasms of his death".
• Echion, one of the suitors who came with 53 others from Dulichium to compete for Penelope. He, with the other suitors, was shot dead by Odysseus with the help of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.