Alkmaion (son of Sillos)

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Alkmaion ( ancient Greek Ἀλκμαίων [Alkmaíon] / Alkmaí̯ɔːn / ) is a person of Greek mythology .

In Pausanias , Alkmaion is the son of Sillos , grandson of Thrasymedes and great-grandson of Nestor . He is expelled from his homeland, Messenia , by the Heraclides . The Athenian noble family of Alkmaionids , whose ancestors are said to have immigrated from Messenia to Attica , was derived from him.

According to later lexicographers, Alkmaion is said to have been a contemporary of Theseus .

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  1. ^ Pausanias 2:18 , 8 .
  2. Suda , keyword Ἀλκμαιονίδαι , Adler number: alpha 1292 , Suda-Online ; Hesychios of Alexandria .