English Explanatory Dictionary

Polycaon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The son of Lelex, king of Laconia, by the Naiad nymph, Cleochareia.
  2. The son of Butes; he married Evaechme, daughter of Hyllus and Iole (thus a granddaughter of Heracles).

Pronunciation

/pəˈlɪkiən/

Word forms

Polycaon

Etymology

Ancient Greek Πολυκάων (Polukáōn, literally “much-burning”)

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