Herodotus' Histories

Alkenor

Family: Argive · Role: warrior · First appears: Book 1 · §78–83

Life events

  • Only Alkenor, Chromios, and Othryades remained alive from the 600 combatants.(Book 1 · §78–83 · 📍 Thyrea)
    • With: Chromios Othryades
    • “there were left at last of six hundred men three, on the side of the Argives Alkenor and Chromios, and on the side of the Lacedemonians Othryades: these were left alive when night came on.”
  • The Lacedemonians defeated the Argives after the two sides resumed fighting.(Book 1 · §78–83 · 📍 Thyrea)
    • With: Chromios Othryades
    • “and after many had fallen on both sides, the Lacedemonians were the victors.”

Book 1 · §78–83

  • enemies with Othryades “So they fought and proved themselves to be equally matched; and there were left at last of six hundred men three, on the side of the Argives Alkenor and Chromios, and on the side of the Lacedemonians Othryades: these were left alive when night came on.”
  • with Chromios (Fellow Argive combatants.) “So they fought and proved themselves to be equally matched; and there were left at last of six hundred men three, on the side of the Argives Alkenor and Chromios, and on the side of the Lacedemonians Othryades: these were left alive when night came on.”
  • friends with Chromios (They fought on the same side.) “there were left at last of six hundred men three, on the side of the Argives Alkenor and Chromios, and on the side of the Lacedemonians Othryades:”

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