Ion of Helike
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Ion of Helike (Greek: Ancient: Ίων, Modern: Ίωνας της Ελίκης Ionas tis Elikis) was a king and the founder of Helike (the modern Eliki) in Achaea (a modern prefecture). Ion was the son of Xuthos who brought to the area during the reign of the king of Selinus. He married the girl named Helike who succeeded the throne. He built the city of Eliki who received the name of his wife and made the capital of the kingdom. Where he took an expedition against Eleusis (now Elefsina) with the help of the Athenian and in the battle he was killed near Eleusis.
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