Arion Arion Arion (; ) was a kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb: "As a literary composition for chorus dithyramb was the creation of Arion of Corinth," The islanders of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant of Corinth. Although notable for his musical inventions, Arion is chiefly remembered for the fantastic myth of his kidnapping by pirates and miraculous rescue by dolphins, a folktale motif. Herodotus (1.23) says "Arion was second to none of the lyre-players in his time and was also the first man we
Arion (comics) Arion (comics) Arion is a fictional sword and sorcery hero published by American company DC Comics. He debuted in "Warlord" (vol. 1) #55 (March 1982), and was created by Paul Kupperberg and Jan Duursema. Arion began as a back-up feature in the DC Comics book "Warlord" with issue #55. The Arion feature continued its run until issue #62. Arion then gained his own series, "Arion Lord of Atlantis", beginning with #1, (November 1982). The series lasted for 35 issues plus a special which wrapped up the original storyline, running from November 1982 to September 1985 with the special shipping in