Xenophon

Family: Athenian · Role: historian · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 3

At Mantinea, Gryllus, Xenophon’s son, led the Athenian cavalry in a notable charge against the Bœotian cavalry led by Epaminondas. In Book 5, the Athenians banished Xenophon for joining Cyrus against the Persian king. The Lacedæmonians later gave the exiled Xenophon Scillus; tried for receiving it, he was acquitted and allowed to remain there.

In Book 6, a statue was identified as Xenophon, son of Menephylus, and stood by Olympus. In Book 8, Xenophon and Cephisodotus carved statues of Zeus and Artemis at Megalopolis; Gryllus was honored as the bravest participant in a battle. In Book 9, Xenophon made the hands and face of the statue of Fortune carrying Wealth, while Callistonicus made the other parts.

Relationship record

Life events

• Gryllus and Epaminondas led the opposing cavalry forces in a notable charge.(Book 1 · Chapter 3 · 📍 Mantinea)
  • With: Gryllus Epaminondas
  • “in the picture is the cavalry charge, the most noted officers in which were on the Athenian side Gryllus, the son of Xenophon, and in the Bœotian cavalry Epaminondas the Theban.”
• Xenophon was banished by the Athenians for joining Cyrus against the Persian king.(Book 5 · Chapter 6 · 📍 Athens)
  • With: Cyrus
  • “He was banished by the Athenians for joining Cyrus (who hated their democracy) against the king of the Persians (who was their friend)”
• The Lacedæmonians gave Scillus to the exiled Xenophon.(Book 5 · Chapter 6 · 📍 Scillus)
  • “But the Lacedæmonians afterwards sliced Scillus from Elis, and gave it to Xenophon (the son of Gryllus), who was at that time exiled from Athens.”
• Xenophon was tried for receiving Scillus but acquitted and allowed to remain there.(Book 5 · Chapter 6)
  • “Xenophon was tried in the Olympian council for receiving Scillus from the Lacedæmonians, but was acquitted and allowed to continue there scot free.”
• Gryllus was honored as the bravest participant in the battle.(Book 8 · Chapter 9)
  • With: Gryllus
  • “the bravest (whether of their own men or their allies) in the battle was Gryllus the son of Xenophon”
• Cephisodotus and Xenophon carved the statues of Zeus, Megalopolis, and Artemis.(Book 8 · Chapter 30 · 📍 Megalopolis)
  • With: Zeus Artemis Cephisodotus
  • “All these are in Pentelican marble, and were carved by the Athenians Cephisodotus and Xenophon.”
• Xenophon and Callistonicus created the statue of Fortune carrying Wealth.(Book 9 · Chapter 16 · 📍 temple of Fortune)
  • With: Callistonicus Fortune Wealth
  • “Xenophon the Athenian made the hands and face of the statue, and Callistonicus a native of Thebes all the other parts”

Book 1 · Chapter 3

• child: Gryllus “on the Athenian side Gryllus, the son of Xenophon”

Book 5 · Chapter 6

• parent: Gryllus (father of Xenophon) “Scillus from Elis, and gave it to Xenophon (the son of Gryllus), who was at that time exiled from Athens.”
• with Cyrus (Xenophon joined Cyrus in opposition to the king of the Persians.) “He was banished by the Athenians for joining Cyrus (who hated their democracy) against the king of the Persians”

Book 6 · Chapter 3

• parent: Menephylus “a statue of Xenophon, the son of Menephylus”
• with Olympus (interaction) “Xenophon’s statue is by Olympus”
• with Olympus (interaction) “Xenophon’s statue is by Olympus”

Book 8 · Chapter 9

• child: Gryllus (Xenophon is Gryllus's father.) “Gryllus the son of Xenophon.”

Book 8 · Chapter 30

• with Cephisodotus (They jointly carved the statues.) “All these are in Pentelican marble, and were carved by the Athenians Cephisodotus and Xenophon.”
• with Zeus (Xenophon carved the statue of Zeus.) “All these are in Pentelican marble, and were carved by the Athenians Cephisodotus and Xenophon.”
• with Artemis (Xenophon carved the statue of Artemis.) “All these are in Pentelican marble, and were carved by the Athenians Cephisodotus and Xenophon.”

Book 9 · Chapter 15

• child: Gryllus “Gryllus, the son of that Xenophon”
• with Cyrus (Xenophon participated in Cyrus's expedition.) “that Xenophon who took part in the expedition of Cyrus against king Artaxerxes”

Book 9 · Chapter 16

• with Fortune (Xenophon made the hands and face of Fortune's statue.) “The Thebans say that Xenophon the Athenian made the hands and face of the statue”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.