Crœsus
Family: Lydians · Role: king · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 10
Crœsus was king of the Lydians. In Book 3, Chapter 10, gold he sent to Pythæan Apollo was used to adorn the god’s image; in Book 8, Chapter 24, he is mentioned as a contemporary of Aglaus.
In Book 10, Chapter 8, at Delphi, Philomelus removed the golden shield Crœsus had offered to Athene Pronoia, according to the Delphians. In Book 10, Chapter 15, his son’s speech after sudden fright is cited with reference to Herodotus.
Relationship record
Life events
- Philomelus removed Crœsus’s golden shield offered to Athene Pronoia.(Book 10 · Chapter 8 · 📍 Delphi)
- With: Philomelus Athene Pronoia
- “The golden shield which was offered to Athene Pronoia by Crœsus the Lydian was taken away (the Delphians said) by Philomelus.”
Book 3 · Chapter 10
- with Apollo (Crœsus sent gold to Apollo.) “But the one at Amyclæ is more famous than the Lacedæmonian one, for the gold which Crœsus the Lydian sent to Pythæan Apollo was used to adorn it.”
Book 8 · Chapter 24
- with Aglaus (interaction) “Aglaus, a native of the town who was a contemporary of the Lydian Crœsus”
Book 10 · Chapter 8
- with Athene Pronoia (Crœsus offered a golden shield to Athene Pronoia.) “The golden shield which was offered to Athene Pronoia by Crœsus the Lydian was taken away (the Delphians said) by Philomelus.”
Book 10 · Chapter 15
- with Herodotus (Herodotus is cited as the source for the account concerning Crœsus's son.) “So the son of Crœsus found his tongue from sudden fright. See Herodotus, i. 85.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.