Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized) Other Forms FormsEthon (variant spelling or transcription) Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 8/28/2014 by Lucille Edited 12/2/2020 by Lucille Meaning & History Latinized form of Aithon. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being the father of Hypermestra.