Figure Greek and Roman
Machaon
Μαχάων grc
Character of Greek mythology: son of Asclepius and Coronis, lover of Anticlea; healing hero of the Trojan War; killed by Eurypylus
A life on the record,
dated by its sources.
Roles, not beliefs
Overview
From Wikipedia, quoted unmodified under CC BY-SA 4.0; the article’s history is its list of authors.
Family
The family of Machaon
Parents, consorts and children as the accounts give them. Choose a consort to see the children the stories give the two.
Accounts differ about a god’s family. Where they name different parents, the tree sets them side by side instead of choosing one.
The family as a list · 22
Kinship in an account 6
What this means
Parentage as a named source tells it. Not an independently established biological relationship, and different accounts disagree.
Does not imply an independently established biological relationship · agreement between accounts · shared parentage in every account · descent from the same generation in a single tree
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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child of (child) Asclepius Greek god of medicine -
sibling of Aceso Greek goddess of healing - sibling of Aegle one of the daughters of Asclepius by Epione
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sibling of Hygieia goddess in Greek mythology, personification of health -
sibling of Panacea Greek goddess of universal health -
sibling of Telesphorus Greek and Celtic deity
Family 16
What this means
A documented human family relationship. Not a succession mechanism, and not religious transmission.
Does not imply a right to an office · transmission of a teaching · a shared religious affiliation
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
- child of (father) Asclepius Greek god of medicine
- child of (mother) Coronis character from Greek mythology: lover of Asclepius, mother of Machaon
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child of (child) Epione wife of Asclepius in Greek mythology - parent of (child) Alexanor Greek mythical character, son of Machaon
- parent of (child) Gorgasus mythical son of Machaon
- parent of (child) Nicomachus son of Machaon in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Polemocrates son of Machaon, mythical healer
- parent of (child) Sphyrus mythical son of Machaon the healer
- sibling of Aceso Greek goddess of healing
- sibling of Aegle one of the daughters of Asclepius by Epione
- sibling of Hygieia goddess in Greek mythology, personification of health
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sibling of Iaso Greek goddess of recuperation from illness - sibling of Panacea Greek goddess of universal health
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sibling of Podalirius mythical son of Asclepius - sibling of Telesphorus Greek and Celtic deity
- married to Anticleia mythical daughter of Diocles
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Sources
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16 statements on this record
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- 12 Imported Taken from Wikidata as it stands. Nobody here has read it. 3 of them cite only Wikipedia: one source, counted once.
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