Leocritus

Role: Athenian soldier · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 26

Leocritus, son of Polydamas, was an Athenian soldier. At the Museum, he was the first to scale the wall and enter; he fell fighting, and the Athenians dedicated his shield to Zeus, inscribing his name and valour on it. In another account, Odysseus killed him near the laver.

Relationship record

Life events

• Leocritus dies fighting after becoming the first to enter the Museum.(Book 1 · Chapter 26 · 📍 Museum)
  • “For he was the first to scale the wall and leap into the Museum: and as he fell in the fight”
• Leocritus was killed by Odysseus.(Book 10 · Chapter 27)
  • With: Odysseus
  • “near the laver Leocritus, the son of Polydamas, who was killed by Odysseus”

Book 1 · Chapter 26

• parent: Protarchus (The chapter identifies Leocritus as the son of Protarchus in the preceding sentence.) “For he was the first to scale the wall and leap into the Museum: and as he fell in the fight, among other honours conferred on him by the Athenians, they dedicated his shield to Zeus Eleutherius, writing on it his name and his valour.”
• with Zeus (Leocritus's shield was dedicated to Zeus Eleutherius.) “For he was the first to scale the wall and leap into the Museum: and as he fell in the fight, among other honours conferred on him by the Athenians, they dedicated his shield to Zeus Eleutherius, writing on it his name and his valour.”

Book 10 · Chapter 27

• parent: Polydamas “Leocritus, the son of Polydamas,”
• with Odysseus (Odysseus killed Leocritus.) “who was killed by Odysseus,”

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