Alcon (name) explained

The name Alcon (; Ancient Greek: Ἄλκων) or Alco can refer to a number of people from classical history:

• Alcon the Molossian (6th century BC) suitor of Agariste of Sicyon.
• Alcon, a surgeon (vulnerum medicus) at Rome in the reign of Claudius, 41–54, who is said by Pliny to have been banished to Gaul, and to have been fined ten million sestertii.^[1] After his return from banishment, he is said to have gained by his practice an equal sum within a few years, which, however, seems so enormous that there must probably be some mistake in the text. A surgeon of the same name, who is mentioned by Martial as a contemporary, may possibly be the same person.^{[2] [3]}
• Alcon, a sculptor mentioned by Pliny.^[4] He was the author of a statue of Hercules at Thebes, made of iron, as symbolic of the god's endurance of labor.^[5]

Notes and References

1. [Pliny the Elder]
2. [Martial]
3. Encyclopedia: Greenhill . William Alexander . Alcon . . . 1 . 108 . . Boston . 1867 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080604171637/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0117.html . 2008-06-04 .
4. [Pliny the Elder]
5. Encyclopedia: Mason . Charles Peter . Alcon . . . 1 . 108 . . Boston . 1867 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080604171637/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0117.html . 2008-06-04 .