Sicilian — Minor Figures

11 figures from The Histories who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Cleander (son of Hippocrates)

son of Hippocrates · first appears Book 7 · §149–155

• Book 7 · §149–155 · parent: Hippocrates “then Gelon made a pretence of helping the sons of Hippocrates, Eucleides and Cleander, when the citizens were no longer willing to submit”
• Book 7 · §149–155 · siblings with Eucleides “the sons of Hippocrates, Eucleides and Cleander”

Eucleides

son of Hippocrates · first appears Book 7 · §149–155

• Book 7 · §149–155 · parent: Hippocrates “then Gelon made a pretence of helping the sons of Hippocrates, Eucleides and Cleander, when the citizens were no longer willing to submit”
• Book 7 · §149–155 · siblings with Cleander (son of Hippocrates) “the sons of Hippocrates, Eucleides and Cleander”

Kydippe

daughter of Terillos · first appears Book 7 · §163–169

• Book 7 · §163–169 · married with Anaxilaos “for Anaxilaos was married to the daughter of Terillos, whose name was Kydippe.”
• Book 7 · §163–169 · parent: Terillos “Anaxilaos was married to the daughter of Terillos, whose name was Kydippe.”

Hieron

Gelon's brother · first appears Book 7 · §156–162

• Book 7 · §156–162 · siblings with Gelon “he gave it in charge to Hieron his brother”

Telines

priest · first appears Book 7 · §149–155

• Book 7 · §149–155 · with Gelon “Then in course of time his descendants became and continued to be priests of the mysteries of the Earth goddesses, an office which was acquired by Telines one of their ancestors in the following manner”

Pythogenes

brother of Skythes · first appears Book 6 · §22–31

• Book 6 · §22–31 · siblings with Skythes “first he put Skythes the ruler of the Zanclaians in fetters, on the ground that he had been the cause of the city being lost, and together with him his brother Pythogenes”

Crinippos

father of Terillos · first appears Book 7 · §163–169

• Book 7 · §163–169 · child: Terillos “Terillos, the son of Crinippos and despot of Himera”

Pataicos

father of Ainesidemos · first appears Book 7 · §149–155

• Book 7 · §149–155 · with Ainesidemos “Gelon, who was a descendant of Telines the priest of the mysteries, was spearman of the guard to Hippocrates with many others and among them Ainesidemos the son of Pataicos.”
• Book 7 · §149–155 · child: Ainesidemos “Ainesidemos the son of Pataicos”

Pantares

father of Cleander · first appears Book 7 · §149–155

• Book 7 · §149–155 · with Cleander (son of Pantares) “when Cleander the son of Pantares brought his life to an end, having been despot of Gela for seven years and being killed at last by Sabyllos a man of Gela”
• Book 7 · §149–155 · child: Cleander (son of Pantares) “Cleander the son of Pantares”

Sabyllos

man of Gela · first appears Book 7 · §149–155

• Book 7 · §149–155 · with Cleander (son of Pantares) “when Cleander the son of Pantares brought his life to an end, having been despot of Gela for seven years and being killed at last by Sabyllos a man of Gela”

Peithagoras

despot · first appears Book 5 · §45–51

• Book 5 · §45–51 · with Euryleon “Afterwards, when he had deposed him, he laid hands himself upon the despotism in Selinus and became sole ruler there, though but for a short time;”

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