Darrhon

Darrhon or Darron (Ancient Greek: Δάῤῥων) was a Paeonian¹ god of healing, whose cult was adopted by the ancient Macedonians, as mentioned by Hesychius as a Macedonian Daemon and attested hapax in one inscription of Pella c. 200 – 150 BC.²

Ἀμφίπολις Δάρρωνι εὐξαμένη ἐπηκόωι. Amphipolis Darrhoni euxamene epekooi. Amphipolis³ who prayed to benevolent Darrhon.

Excavations revealed a sanctuary of Darrhon in ancient Pella.⁴ It has been argued that while Darrhon (Greek:Δάῤῥων) was initially a minor deity, he was later identified and worshiped as Asclepius.⁵

It has been suggested that "Darrhon" is a Macedonian-styled name of Greek participle θαρρῶν tharrhon,⁶ meaning "giving courage, making bold". Θάρρων, Tharrhon, is an Eretrian eponym.⁷ Alternatively, his name might be derived from the Thracian tribe of Derrones in the north part of the Strymon valley, compare Apollo Derenus in Abdera⁸