Javan

In Jewish mythology, Javan (Hebrew יָוָן, Standard Hebrew Yavan, Tiberian Hebrew Yāwān) was the fourth son of Noah's third son Japheth. He was believed to have been the progenitor of the Greeks through his sons Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim; "Ionia" was said to have been derived from his name, and the Greek nation was known as "Javan" in the Eastern Mediterranean. (Greek mythology traces the name "Ionia" to Ionas, a son of Apollo.)

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Jewish mythology: Jewish mythology is a body of stories that explains or symbolizes Jewish beliefs. Jewish folklore are the tales, legends, and superstitions that exist within the oral history of the Jews. There is very little early folklore distinct from the aggadah literature. However, some forms of folklore have s...

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A Javan of the Lower Class Plate 2 from Vol. I of "The History of Java" by Thomas Stamford Raffles