Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jul 18, 2026

Amydon

Amydon was a town of Paeonia in the lower Axios region of Amphaxitis, later part of Macedon. It is mentioned by Homer, as the capital of the Paeonians, who under Pyraechmes fought on the Trojan side in the Trojan War. The exact location seems to have been unknown in historical times. Amydon was later called Abydon, but according to Strabo, it was destroyed.

Last revised
Jul 18, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
120 w
Citations
4
Source
Wikipedia ↗

Amydon (Ancient Greek: Ἀμυδών; gen: Ἀμυδῶνος) was a town of Paeonia in the lower Axios region of Amphaxitis, later part of Macedon. It is mentioned by Homer, as the capital of the Paeonians, who under Pyraechmes fought on the Trojan side in the Trojan War.1 The exact location seems to have been unknown in historical times. Amydon was later called Abydon,23 but according to Strabo, it was destroyed.4

References

References

  1. Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.849.
  2. Suda, s.v.
  3. Juvenal, 3.69.
  4. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. vii, 20 frag., p. 330. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Amydon". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.