Coenus of Macedon

For Alexander the Great's officer, see Coenus (general).

Coenus or Koinos (Ancient Greek: Κοῖνος, romanized: Koînos) was according to later tradition the second king of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.

Coenus
King of Macedonia
Reign	unknown
Predecessor	Caranus
Successor	Tyrimmas
Issue	Tyrimmas
Dynasty	Argead dynasty
Father	Caranus
Mother	unknown
Religion	Ancient Greek religion

The Macedonian historian Marsyas of Pella relates the following aetiological story regarding his name:^[1][2] "...a certain Knopis from Colchis came to Macedonia and lived in the court of Caranus; when the royal male child was born, Caranus had the desire to name him after his father, Kiraron or Kararon, but the mother opposed and wanted after her father the child to be named. When Knopis was asked responded: by neither name. Therefore he was called Koinos (common)".

See also

• Chronicon (Eusebius)

Preceded by Caranus

King of Macedon

Succeeded by Tyrimmas