Caucon
Role: son of Celænus · First appears: Book 4 · Chapter 1
Caucon, son of Celænus and grandson of Phlyus, came from Eleusis and introduced the mysteries of the Great Goddesses into the country. He initiated Messene.
Later, Epiteles and Epaminondas were said to have seen Caucon in their dreams.
Relationship record
Life events
- Caucon introduced the mysteries of the Great Goddesses into the country.(Book 4 · Chapter 1)
- With: Celænus Phlyus Mother Earth
- “Caucon, the son of Celænus, the son of Phlyus, introduced here from Eleusis the mysteries of the Great Goddesses.”
- Caucon is identified as the figure appearing in Epiteles’ and Epaminondas’ dreams.(Book 4 · Chapter 26)
- With: Epiteles Epaminondas
- “And they say the person who appeared to Epiteles and Epaminondas in their dreams was Caucon”
Book 4 · Chapter 1
- parent: Celænus (Celænus is the father of Caucon.) “Caucon, the son of Celænus, the son of Phlyus, introduced here from Eleusis the mysteries of the Great Goddesses.”
Book 4 · Chapter 2
- with Messene (Caucon initiated Messene into the mysteries.) “for Caucon there initiated Messene”
Book 4 · Chapter 26
- with Epiteles (Caucon appeared to Epiteles in a dream.) “And they say the person who appeared to Epiteles and Epaminondas in their dreams was Caucon, who formerly came from Athens to Andania to Messene the daughter of Triopas.”
- with Epaminondas (Caucon appeared to Epaminondas in a dream.) “And they say the person who appeared to Epiteles and Epaminondas in their dreams was Caucon, who formerly came from Athens to Andania to Messene the daughter of Triopas.”
- with Messene (The passage states that Caucon came to Messene.) “And they say the person who appeared to Epiteles and Epaminondas in their dreams was Caucon, who formerly came from Athens to Andania to Messene the daughter of Triopas.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.