Aristogiton
Family: Athenian · Role: murderer of Hipparchus · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 8
In Book 1, Chapter 8, Aristogiton and Harmodius are identified as the murderers of Hipparchus. The same chapter mentions statues of the pair, some by Critias and the oldest by Antenor.
In Chapter 23, Leæna is described as having been Aristogiton’s mistress. Chapter 29 again records that Aristogiton and Harmodius murdered Hipparchus, son of Pisistratus.
Relationship record
Life events
- Harmodius and Aristogiton murdered Hipparchus.(Book 1 · Chapter 8)
- With: Harmodius Hipparchus
- “And at no great distance are statues of Harmodius and Aristogiton, the murderers of Hipparchus”
- Harmodius and Aristogiton murdered Hipparchus.(Book 1 · Chapter 29)
- With: Harmodius Hipparchus
- “Harmodius and Aristogiton who murdered Hipparchus the son of Pisistratus”
Book 1 · Chapter 8
- with Hipparchus (Aristogiton murdered Hipparchus.) “Harmodius and Aristogiton, the murderers of Hipparchus”
- with Harmodius (They were co-murderers of Hipparchus.) “Harmodius and Aristogiton, the murderers of Hipparchus”
- with Critias (Critias made some of the statues of Harmodius and Aristogiton.) “And of these statues some are by Critias, but the oldest ones by Antenor.”
- with Antenor (Antenor made the oldest statues of Harmodius and Aristogiton.) “And of these statues some are by Critias, but the oldest ones by Antenor.”
Book 1 · Chapter 23
- with Leæna (interaction) “knowing that she had been Aristogiton’s mistress”
- with Leæna (Aristogiton was Leæna's former lover or sexual partner.) “knowing that she had been Aristogiton’s mistress”
Book 1 · Chapter 29
- with Harmodius (They jointly murdered Hipparchus.) “Harmodius and Aristogiton who murdered Hipparchus the son of Pisistratus”
- with Hipparchus (interaction) “Harmodius and Aristogiton who murdered Hipparchus the son of Pisistratus”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.