What is "pogon"

Pogon may refer to:

• Pogon, Albania, a municipality in Gjirokastër District, Gjirokastër County, Albania
• Pogoń, a Knight-in-pursuit coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
• Pogoni, a municipality in Ioannina regional unit, Greece

Pogoń or Pahonia is a word used to describe the Lithuanian coat of arms. The term was possibly first applied by Marcin Bielski in the 16th century. The arms represent a Knight-in-pursuit, known as Vytis, and meaning the chase. It has been used by several noble families, like the Sokolski ( Pogoń Ruska coat of arms) and the Czartoryski families.

More recently the Pogoń has been used as a state symbol:

• Vytis, the coat of arms of modern Lithuania
• Pahonia, the former coat of arms of Belarus