Acarnan

In Greek mythology, Acarnan (Ancient Greek: Ἀκαρνάν; genitive Ἀκαρνᾶνος derived from ἀκαρνάν akarnan "laurel") was the name of these two characters:

Acarnan, son of Alcmaeon and Callirrhoe.[1][2]
Acarnan, one of the Suitors of Penelope from Dulichium.[3]

Notes

Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.7.6
Strabo, Geographica 10.2.26
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Epitome 7.27

References

Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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[1] Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.7.6

[2] Strabo, Geographica 10.2.26

[3] Pseudo-Apollodorus, Epitome 7.27