{{Short description|Figures in Greek mythology}} '''Deileon''' ({{langx|grc|Δηιλέων}} ''Dēileōn'') may refer to two figures in Greek mythology.
* Deileon, a Triccan prince as son of King Deimachus in Thessaly. Along with his brothers, Autolycus and Phlogius, Deileon took part in the campaign of Hercules during the Amazon battles.<ref>Apollonius of Rhodes, 2.955</ref> These three brothers went astray and stayed at Sinope,<ref>Pseudo-Scymnos, ''Circuit de la terre'' 940 ff.</ref> where they later met the Argonauts and joined them on their expedition to Colchis. Plutarch mentioned him as Demoleon. * Deileon, a Greek henchman of Epeius of Phocis during the Trojan War. He was killed by the hero Aeneas.<ref>Quintus Smyrnaeus, 10.111</ref>
== Notes == <references /> ==References== *Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. [https://topostext.org/work/126 Online version at the Topos Text Project.] *Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica''. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0227 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. *Emmi Patsi-Garin ''The Abridged Dictionary of Greek Mythology'' (''Επίτομο λεξικό Ελληνικής Μυθολογίας''), Haris Patsis publishers, Athens 1969 *Quintus Smyrnaeus, ''The Fall of Troy'' translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. [http://www.theoi.com/Text/QuintusSmyrnaeus1.html Online version at theio.com] *Quintus Smyrnaeus, ''The Fall of Troy''. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0490 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
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