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Named for an illegitimate son of Oileus, and half-brother of Ajax Oiliades (also known as Little Ajax). Medon lived in exile for having killed a relative of his stepmother. He fought bravely at Troy, but was killed before the Greek ships by Aeneas {see planet  (1172)}. (M 18648)

Name and citation provided by R. Preston at the request of the discoverers.