Clinias

Family: Athenians · Role: Solon's friend · First appears: Solon

Life events

• Clinias was slain at Coronea, leaving Alcibiades under Pericles and Ariphron’s guardianship.(Alcibiades)
  • With: Alcibiades Pericles Ariphron
  • “His father Clinias, having fitted out a galley at his own expense, gained great honor in the sea-fight at Artemisium, and was afterwards slain in the battle of Coronea, fighting against the Boeotians. Pericles and Ariphron, the sons of Xanthippus, nearly related to him, became the guardians of Alcibiades.”
• Abantidas killed Clinias and launched a deadly purge against the young Aratus.(Aratus · 📍 Sicyon)
  • With: Abantidas Aratus
  • “Abantidas, the son of Paseas, to possess himself of the tyranny, killed Clinias, and, of his kindred and friends, slew some and banished others. He sought also to kill his son Aratus, whom he left behind him, being but seven years old.”

Solon

• friends with Solon “he told some of his friends, Conon, Clinias, and Hipponicus, in whom he had a great deal of confidence”

Alcibiades

• child: Alcibiades “His father Clinias”

Aratus

• child: Aratus “He sought also to kill his son Aratus”
• siblings with Prophantus “Prophantus, the brother of Clinias”
• enemies with Abantidas “Abantidas, the son of Paseas, to possess himself of the tyranny, killed Clinias”

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Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.