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Machaon

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In Greek mythology, Machaon (; Ancient Greek: Μαχάων, romanized: 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Machaon is the 5,198th most popular politician (up from 5,518th in 2019), the 303rd most popular biography from Greece (up from 322nd in 2019) and the 128th most popular Greek Politician.

Machaon is most famous for being the son of Asclepius and Epione. He was the first physician, and he invented the use of the word "medicine" to describe the art of healing.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Machaon ranks 5,198 out of 19,576. Before him are Franz Gürtner, John, Constable of Portugal, Sisebut, Peire de Montagut, George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Ian Smith. After him are Musa of Parthia, Ibbi-Sin, Puduḫepa, Herihor, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, and Walter Christaller.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Machaon ranks 303 out of 1,024. Before him are Chares of Lindos (-400), Antilochus (null), Theaetetus (-417), Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896), Georgios Papandreou (1888), and Agis II (-490). After him are Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (1952), Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905), Piri Mehmed Pasha (1458), Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta (1904), Timoleon (-411), and Loukas Notaras (1402).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Machaon ranks 128. Before him are Leonnatus (-356), Lycurgus of Athens (-390), Julia Livilla (18), Antilochus (null), Georgios Papandreou (1888), and Agis II (-490). After him are Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905), Piri Mehmed Pasha (1458), Timoleon (-411), Loukas Notaras (1402), Andronikos Palaiologos (1400), and Euphronios (-520).

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