Cydon
(
Κύδων), the founder of the town of Cydonia in Crete.
According to a tradition of Tegea, he was a son of Tegeates or of Hermes by Acacallis, the daughter of Minos, whereas others described him as a son of Apollo by Acacallis. (
Paus. 8.53.2; Steph. Byz.
s. v. Κυδωνία ; Schol.
ad Apollon. Rhod. 4.1491.)
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