Medōn (English spelling)

Japanese: Medōn(英語表記)Medon
Medōn (English spelling)

…The inhabitants of the collapsed kingdoms migrated en masse into the Attic region, causing an extraordinary population growth. According to legend, Melanthos, an immigrant from the Pylos royal family, became king of Athens in place of the native Athenian dynasty. One of his grandsons, Neleus, led a part of the expanding Athenian population to colonize Ionia by sea, and another, Medon, took over the Athenian throne. The descendants of Medon, or the Medon family, would later lead Athens in the Dark Ages, but it seems that important changes had already taken place in the form of monarchy at that early stage. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Medōn" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…崩壊した諸王国の住民が大挙してアッティカ領域内に移動して,この地方の人口が異常に増大した。そして伝承によれば,在来のアテネ王家に代わって,ピュロス王家のメラントスMelanthosという移住者がアテネ王となり,その孫の一人ネレウスNēleusは膨張したこの地の住民の一部を率いて,海路イオニアに植民し,他の一人メドンMedōnはアテナイの王位を引き継いだという。メドンの血統をひく人々すなわちメドン家が以後,暗黒時代のアテナイを指導するが,その初期にすでに王政のあり方に重大な変化が生じていたらしい。…

※「Medōn」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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