Pausanias' Description of Greece

Lampis

Role: father · First appears: Book 5 · Chapter 5

In Book 5, Chapter 5, Lampis joined Chilon, Hellanicus, and Cylon in deposing Aristotimus after he had reigned for six months. In Book 6, Chapters 15 and 16, Timoptolis and Pyttalus are identified as Lampis’s sons.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Chilon, Hellanicus, Lampis, and Cylon deposed Aristotimus.(Book 5 · Chapter 5 · 📍 Elis)
    • With: Aristotimus Chilon Hellanicus Cylon
    • “But when he had reigned only six months, Chilon and Hellanicus and Lampis and Cylon rose up against him and deposed him;”

Book 5 · Chapter 5

  • with Aristotimus (interaction) “Chilon and Hellanicus and Lampis and Cylon rose up against him and deposed him”
  • enemies with Aristotimus “Chilon and Hellanicus and Lampis and Cylon rose up against him and deposed him”

Book 6 · Chapter 15

  • child: Timoptolis “a statue to Timoptolis of Elis the son of Lampis”

Book 6 · Chapter 16

  • child: Pyttalus (Lampis is Pyttalus's father.) “Pyttalus, the son of Lampis”

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