What is "caucon"

In Greek mythology, the name Caucon may refer to:

• Caucon of Arcadia, a son of Lycaon, ancestral hero and eponym of the Caucones that were believed to have settled in Triphylia. His tomb was shown at Lepreus, with a statue of a man with a lyre standing over it. Other traditions made him son of Poseidon and father of Lepreus by Astydameia.
• Caucon, son of Celaenus and grandson of the autochthon Phlyus, from Eleusis. He was said to have brought the rites of the Great Goddesses from Eleusis to Andania in Messene. Legend had it that he appeared to Epaminondas in a dream, prophesying him success in restoration of the Messenian state; the Messenian allies of Epaminondas offered sacrifices to Caucon.