A confused notice in the Suda mentions three persons of the name: the first, the inventor of the alphabet; the second, the son of Pandion, according to some the first prose writer, a little later than Orpheus, author of a history of the foundation of Miletus and of Ionia generally, in four books; the third, the son of Archelaus, of later date, author of a history of Attica in fourteen books, and of some poems of an erotic character.
The Lycians were originally known as Termilae before being named after Lycus who was the son of Pandion.
When Pylas was exiled from Megara, he gave the rule to his son-in-law Pandion, who then gave it to his son Nisus.
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Roman historical accounts describe an embassy sent by the "Indian king Porus (Pandion (?) Pandya (?) or Pandita (Buddhism) (?)) to Caesar Augustus sometime between 22 BC and 13 CE.
One of the most famous passages is his account of an embassy sent by an Indian king "named Pandion (Pandyan kingdom?) or, according to others, Porus" to Augustus around AD 13.
Architectural landmarks are the former Siebengebirge wharf warehouses and the three Kranhaus buildings (from south to north "KranhausPLUS", "Kranhaus1" and "Pandion Vista"), allegorizing the historical harbour cranes.
Rare animals are the Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), the Common Painted frog (Discoglussus pictus) as well as the insect species Bucherillo littoralis, Stenoniscus carinatus, Pterolepis elymica, Cicindela circumdata imperialis, Cicindela littorea goudati, Teia dubia, and Aphanius fasciatus.
The 1st century Greek historian Nicolaus of Damascus met at Damascus the embassy sent by an Indian king "named Pandion or, according to others, Porus" to Caesar Augustus around 13 CE.
A number of spectacular birds of prey will frequently be seen, such as Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus cristatus) and Whistling Kites (Haliastur sphenurus), but of particular interest is the Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) which nests high in Tuart tree hollows.