In
Greek and
Roman mythology there are several characters known as Aethon:According to
Ovid (II, 153), one of
Helios' horses.According to
Virgil (XI, 89),
Pallas' horse.The personification of famine,
Demeter placed him in
Erysichthon's gut, making Erysichthon permanently famished. His
Roman equivalent was
Fames, a female deity.According to Homer (XIX, 180), the pseudonym Odysseus assumed during his interview with Penelope upon his return to Ithaka.
Hyginus refers to the eagle that repeatedly ate
Prometheus' innards as "aethonem aquilam". The author could be applying the name Aethon to the eagle, or simply using a transliteration of the Greek adjective "", which may mean "red-brown" or "tawny".
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[Greek] One of the horses of the sun-god Helios (Ovid II, 153). In Virgil (XI, 89) it is the horse of Pallas. A personification, in the world of ancient Greece, of famine.
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