In Greek mythology, Machaon was a son of Asclepius. With Polidarius, his brother, he led an army from Thessaly (or possibly Messenia) in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks. Machaon (or his brother) healed Philoctetes during the battle. He was killed by Eurypylus in the tenth year of the war. Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... Asclepius (Greek also rendered Aesculapius in Latin and transliterated Asklepios) was the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology, according to which he was born a mortal but was given immortality as the constellation Ophiuchus after his death. ... In Greek mythology, Podalirius was a son of Asclepius. ... Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Messinia Messinia (also spelled Messenia) is a district in the Peloponnesus, a region of Greece. ... The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of the Achaeans, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy. ... In Greek mythology, Philoctetes (also Philoktêtês or Philocthetes) was the son of King Poeas of Meliboea in Thessaly. ... In Greek mythology, Eurypylus referred to three different people. ...

He was buried in Gerenia in Messenia, where he was worshipped by the people. Messinia Messinia (also spelled Messenia) is a district in the Peloponnesus, a region of Greece. ...

The Papilio machaon (Old World Swallowtail) is named after Machaon. Binomial name Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 The Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), is a large butterfly of the Papilionidae family. ...