Agariste (daughter of Hippocrates)

Family: Athenian · Role: daughter of Hippocrates; wife of Xanthippos · First appears: Book 6 · §126–133

Agariste, daughter of Hippocrates, was married to Xanthippos, son of Ariphron. While pregnant, she saw a vision in her sleep; a few days later, she bore Xanthippos a son, Pericles.

Many suitors came for Agariste, including Smindyrides, Damasos, Amphimnestos, Males, Leokedes, Amiantos, Laphanes, Onomastos, Hippocleides, Lysanias, Diactorides and Alcon. Megacles, son of Alcmaion, was among them, and the account records the offer: “I offer my daughter Agariste in betrothal according to the customs of the Athenians.”

Relationship record

Book 6 · §126–133

• parent: Hippocrates “and of Hippocrates came another Megacles and another Agariste, called after Agariste, the daughter of Cleisthenes”
• married with Xanthippos “who having been married to Xanthippos the son of Ariphron and being with child, saw a vision in her sleep”
• child: Pericles “then after a few days she bore to Xanthippos Pericles.”
• admirer: Smindyrides “From Italy came Smindyrides the son of Hippocrates of Sybaris”
• admirer: Damasos “and Damasos of Siris, the son of that Amyris who was called the Wise”
• admirer: Amphimnestos “from the Ionian gulf came Amphimnestos the son of Epistrophos of Epidamnos”
• admirer: Males “from Aitolia came Males, the brother of that Titormos”
• admirer: Leokedes “Leokedes the son of Pheidon the despot of the Argives”
• admirer: Amiantos “and Amiantos the son of Lycurgos an Arcadian from Trapezus”
• admirer: Laphanes “Laphanes an Azanian from the city of Paios, son of that Euphorion”
• admirer: Onomastos “and Onomastos the son of Agaios of Elis”
• admirer: Megacles “from Athens came Megacles the son of that Alcmaion who went to Croesus”
• admirer: Hippocleides “and besides him Hippocleides the son of Tisander”
• admirer: Lysanias “from Eretria, which at that time was flourishing, came Lysanias”
• admirer: Diactorides “from Thessalia came Diactorides of Crannon”
• admirer: Alcon “and from the Molossians, Alcon.”
• engaged with Megacles “to the son of Alcmaion, Megacles, I offer my daughter Agariste in betrothal according to the customs of the Athenians.”

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