Acarnan

Template:Short description In Greek mythology, Acarnan (Ancient Greek: Ἀκαρνάν; genitive Ἀκαρνᾶνος derived from ἀκαρνάν akarnan 'laurel' or 'thistle'<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>) was the name of these two characters:

• Acarnan, son of Alcmaeon and Callirrhoe.<ref>Apollodorus, 3.7.6; Strabo, 10.2.26</ref>
• Acarnan, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers.<ref>Apollodorus, Epitome 7.26–27</ref> He, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.<ref>Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33</ref>

References

• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths, Harmondsworth, London, England, Penguin Books, 1960. Template:ISBN
• Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. 2017. Template:ISBN
• Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.