Harmodius
Family: Athenian · Role: murderer of Hipparchus · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 8
In Book 1, Chapter 8, Harmodius and Aristogiton murdered Hipparchus. They are described as “the murderers of Hipparchus.” In Chapter 29, Harmodius and Aristogiton are again identified as the men who murdered Hipparchus, son of Pisistratus.
Book 1, Chapter 8 also mentions statues by Critias and the oldest ones by Antenor. In Book 6, Chapter 12, Harmodius is named as the parent of Callon the son of Harmodius.
Relationship record
Life events
- Harmodius and Aristogiton murdered Hipparchus.(Book 1 · Chapter 8)
- With: Aristogiton Hipparchus
- “And at no great distance are statues of Harmodius and Aristogiton, the murderers of Hipparchus”
- Harmodius and Aristogiton murdered Hipparchus.(Book 1 · Chapter 29)
- With: Aristogiton Hipparchus
- “Harmodius and Aristogiton who murdered Hipparchus the son of Pisistratus”
Book 1 · Chapter 8
- with Hipparchus (Harmodius murdered Hipparchus.) “Harmodius and Aristogiton, the murderers of Hipparchus”
- with Aristogiton (They were co-murderers of Hipparchus.) “Harmodius and Aristogiton, the murderers of Hipparchus”
- with Critias (Critias made some of the statues of Harmodius and Aristogiton.) “And of these statues some are by Critias, but the oldest ones by Antenor.”
- with Antenor (Antenor made the oldest statues of Harmodius and Aristogiton.) “And of these statues some are by Critias, but the oldest ones by Antenor.”
Book 1 · Chapter 29
- with Aristogiton (They jointly murdered Hipparchus.) “Harmodius and Aristogiton who murdered Hipparchus the son of Pisistratus”
- with Hipparchus (interaction) “Harmodius and Aristogiton who murdered Hipparchus the son of Pisistratus”
Book 6 · Chapter 12
- child: Callon the son of Harmodius “Callon the son of Harmodius”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.