Chaon

Chaon (Greek: Χάων, gen.: Χάονος) was a Trojan hero and the eponymous ancestor of the Chaonians who gave his name to Chaonia, a district in northwestern Epirus in Southern Albania near the border with Greece. The stories are unclear as to whether he was the friend or the brother of Helenus, but in either case, he accompanied him to the court of Neoptolemus.[1] The stories concerning Chaon's death are as unclear as that of his relationship to Helenus. Chaon was either killed in a hunting accident or offered himself as a sacrifice to the gods during an epidemic, thus saving the lives of his countrymen. In either case, when Helenus became the ruler of the country, he named a part of the kingdom after Chaon.[2]

Tribe named by Chaon in ancient Epirus (*)

Chaon was also a common Ancient Greek name (Chaon son of Philoumenos - Χάων Φιλουμένου,[3] and Chaon son of Eudoxos - Χάων Εὐδόξου).[4]
References

Virgil. Aeneid, 3.335.
Grimal, Pierre. "Chaon." The Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Trans. A. R. Maxwell-Hyslop. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 1986. p. 98.
Aulon Euboea IG XII,9 132 - Athens IG II² 12983
Athens IG II² 2360 line 66.

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