Machaon (general)
Machaon may refer to: * Machaon (mythology), the son of Asclepius, a physician and warrior who fought for the Greeks in the Trojan War *'' Papilio machaon'', or Old World swallowtail, a butterfly, also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail See also *''Machaonia ''Machaonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It has about 32 species.''Machaonia'' At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Kew Gardens Website. (see ''External links'' below). All are indigenous to the neotropics.David J. M ...

Machaon (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Machaon (; grc, Μαχάων, Macháōn) was a son of Asclepius; and the older brother of Podalirius. He and his brother led an army from Tricca in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks. Description Meanwhile, in the account of Dares the Phrygian, Machaon was illustrated as ". . . large and brave, dependable, prudent, patient, and merciful." Family Machaon fathered Nicomachus and Gorgasus by Anticleia, daughter of Diocles of Pharae. His other sons were Alexanor, Sphyrus and Polemocrates. According to Diogenes Laertius's ''Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers'', Hermippus, in his book ''On Aristotle,'' places Machaon as the son of Asclepius, father of Nicomachus, and ancestor of Aristotle. Mythology Both Machaon and Podalirius were highly valued surgeons and medics. In the ''Iliad'' he was wounded and put out of action by Paris. Machaon (or his brother) healed Philoctetes, Telephus and Menelaus, after he sustained an arrow at the hand o ...
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Papilio Machaon
''Papilio machaon'', the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail (a common name applied to all members of the family, but this species was the first to be given the name). It is the type species of the genus ''Papilio''. This widespread species is found in much of the Palearctic (it is the only swallowtail in most of Europe) and in North America. Etymology This species is named after Machaon ( grc, Μαχάων, Makháōn) a figure in Greek mythology. He was a son of Asclepius. Taxonomy ''Papilio machaon'' was named by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' in 1758, alongside nearly 200 other species of butterfly. Later, Pierre André Latreille designated it as the type species of the genus ''Papilio''. '' Papilio appalachiensis'' and ''Papilio xuthus'' are also of the same genus. The specific epithet ' refers to Machaon, son of Asclepius in the ...
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