Argive — Minor Figures

6 figures from Pausanias' Description of Greece who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Telesilla

poetess · first appears Book 2 · Chapter 20

Book 2 · Chapter 20 · enemies with Cleomenes (son of Anaxandrides) “For when upon the Argives fell disaster untold at the hands of Cleomenes (the son of Anaxandrides) and the Lacedæmonians, and most of them perished in the battle”
Book 2 · Chapter 28 · with Artemis “And on the top of the mountain Coryphon is the temple of Artemis, which Telesilla has mentioned in a poem.”

Chrysanthis

first appears Book 1 · Chapter 14

Book 1 · Chapter 14 · with Demeter “Chrysanthis, knowing of the rape of Proserpine, informed her of it”

Chryseis

priestess of Hera · first appears Book 2 · Chapter 17

Book 2 · Chapter 17 · with Hera “That temple was burnt by Chryseis, the priestess of Hera”
Book 2 · Chapter 17 · with Alean Athene “Chryseis went to Tegea and supplicated Alean Athene”

Pirasus

son of Argus · first appears Book 2 · Chapter 16

Book 2 · Chapter 16 · parent: Argos “And to Argos were born Pirasus and Phorbas”
Book 2 · Chapter 17 · parent: Argus “Pirasus the son of Argus”

Agenor (enemy of Trochilus)

first appears Book 1 · Chapter 14

Book 1 · Chapter 14 · enemies with Trochilus “Trochilus the initiating priest fled they say from Argos in consequence of the hatred of Agenor”

Perilaus (son of Alcenor)

wrestler · first appears Book 2 · Chapter 20

Book 2 · Chapter 20 · with Othryades “Perilaus the Argive, the son of Alcenor, slaying Othryades the Spartan”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.