ION A son of Apollo and Kreusa, Ion was taken at birth from his mother, to be brought up in the temple of Apollo's oracle at Delphi. Ion's mother had since married Xuthos, and this pair consulted the oracle concerning their prospects of posterity. They were advised to adopt the first youth they should meet, and as he was living in the temple, this happened to be Ion, who thus regained his mother, and a new father.