Xanthippus
Family: Athenian · Role: general · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 25
In Book 1, Chapter 25, Xanthippus is named as the father of Pericles, and the account places Anacreon of Teos near him. In Book 3, Chapter 7, he is identified as the son of Ariphron and as an Athenian general who shared in the action at Mycale with Leotychides.
In Book 8, Chapter 52, Xanthippus and Leotychides destroyed the Persian fleet off Mycale.
Relationship record
Life events
- Xanthippus and Leotychides destroyed the Persian fleet off Mycale.(Book 8 · Chapter 52 · 📍 Mycale)
- With: Leotychides
- “Xanthippus the son of Ariphron, in conjunction with Leotychides king of Sparta, destroyed the Persian fleet off Mycale”
Book 1 · Chapter 25
- child: Pericles (Xanthippus is Pericles' father.) “Pericles the son of Xanthippus and Xanthippus himself”
- with Anacreon (The statue of Anacreon was near the statue of Xanthippus.) “near that of Xanthippus is Anacreon of Teos”
- with Anacreon (Their statues were located near one another.) “near that of Xanthippus is Anacreon of Teos”
Book 1 · Chapter 28
- child: Pericles (Xanthippus is Pericles's father.) “a statue of Pericles the son of Xanthippus”
Book 1 · Chapter 29
- child: Pericles “Pericles the son of Xanthippus”
Book 3 · Chapter 7
- with Leotychides (They participated together in the action at Mycale.) “Leotychides, who became king in his place, shared with the Athenians and their General Xanthippus, the son of Ariphron, in the action at Mycale”
- parent: Ariphron “their General Xanthippus, the son of Ariphron”
Book 8 · Chapter 52
- parent: Ariphron “Xanthippus the son of Ariphron”
- with Leotychides (They acted together in destroying the Persian fleet.) “And Xanthippus the son of Ariphron, in conjunction with Leotychides king of Sparta, destroyed the Persian fleet off Mycale”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.