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What is a paeon?

What is a paeon? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (poetry) A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.
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Still, the first paeon can be heard as a regular, distinct element, especially in the first version of the poem.
The son of Tydeus speared Agastrophus son of paeon in the hip-joint with his spear.
The majestic voice of the nightingale burst forth again, now in a paeon of praise.

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