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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 ac ...

, the son of Asclepius, a physician and warrior who fought for the Greeks in the Trojan War *''

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 speci ...

'', or Old World swallowtail, a butterfly, also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail

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