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Phaon: Regions & Overview
Phaon (Ancient Greek: Φάων; gen.: Φάωνος) was a boatman of Mytilene in Lesbos in Greek mythology. He was old and ugly when Aphrodite came to his boat. She put on the guise of a crone. Phaon ferried her over to Asia Minor and accepted no payment for doing so. In return, she gave him a box of ointment. When he rubbed it on himself, he became young and…
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