CONON, grammarian and mythographer, flourished at Rome in the time of Caesar and Augustus. He was the author of a collection of myths and legends, relating chiefly to the foundation of colonies. The work, dedicated to Archelaus Philopator, king of Cappadocia, contained so Narratives; an epitome, with brief criticisms, has been preserved in Photius (cod. 186). Nicolaus of Damascus is said to have made considerable use of the work (edition by U. Hofer, 1890).