Acmon of Phrygia
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Acmon of Phrygia was a Phrygia
n king who gave his name to the district known as Acmonia
; he was the father of Mygdon
, his successor.
Phrygia
In antiquity, Phrygia was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now modern-day Turkey. The Phrygians initially lived in the southern Balkans; according to Herodotus, under the name of Bryges , changing it to Phruges after their final migration to Anatolia, via the...
n king who gave his name to the district known as Acmonia
Acmonia
Acmonia or Akmonia is an ancient city and a titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor, now known as Ahat Köyü. It is mentioned by Cicero and was a point on the road between Dorylaeum and Philadelphia....
; he was the father of Mygdon
Mygdon of Phrygia
In Greek mythology, King Mygdon of Phrygia was a son of Acmon and father of Coroebus by his wife Anaximene. He led a force of Phrygians against the Amazons alongside his comrades Otreus and King Priam of Troy, one generation before the Trojan War....
, his successor.