Elis — Minor Figures

39 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.

Demophantus

commander of the enemy's cavalry · first appears Book 8 · Chapter 49

• Book 8 · Chapter 49 · enemies with Philopœmen “Philopœmen first slew with his own hands Demophantus the commander of the enemy’s cavalry”

Pantarces of Elis

wrestler · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 10

• Book 6 · Chapter 10 · admirer: Phidias “who beat all the boys in wrestling, and was beloved by Phidias.”

Agasthenes

king · first appears Book 5 · Chapter 3

• Book 5 · Chapter 3 · parent: Augeas “Augeas died being already advanced in age, and was succeeded in the kingdom of Elis by his son Agasthenes”
• Book 5 · Chapter 3 · child: Polyxenus (son of Agasthenes) “ten under Polyxenus the son of Agasthenes”

Troilus

horse-race victor and umpire · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 1

• Book 6 · Chapter 1 · parent: Alcinous “And next Cleogenes are Dinolochus, the son of Pyrrhus, and Troilus, the son of Alcinous.”
• Book 6 · Chapter 1 · with Lysippus “His statue was by Lysippus.”

Pythocles

pentathlete · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 7

• Book 6 · Chapter 7 · with Polycletus “His statue is by Pythagoras, and the next to it is that of Pythocles of Elis, who won in the pentathlum, by Polycletus.”

Dinolochus

athlete · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 1

• Book 6 · Chapter 1 · parent: Pyrrhus (father of Dinolochus) “And next Cleogenes are Dinolochus, the son of Pyrrhus, and Troilus, the son of Alcinous.”
• Book 6 · Chapter 1 · with Cleon “and his statue is by Cleon of Sicyon.”

Hysmon

athlete · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 3

• Book 6 · Chapter 3 · with Cleon “His statue is by Cleon”
• Book 6 · Chapter 3 · with Cleon “His statue is by Cleon”

Symmachus

wrestler · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 1

• Book 6 · Chapter 1 · parent: Æschylus “the wrestler Symmachus, the son of Æschylus, a native of Elis.”
• Book 6 · Chapter 1 · with Alypus “These statues were made by Alypus the Sicyonian, the pupil of Naucydes the Argive.”

Thalpius

leader · first appears Book 5 · Chapter 3

• Book 5 · Chapter 3 · parent: Eurytus “the other Eurytus had by Theræphone Thalpius”
• Book 5 · Chapter 3 · parent: Theræphone “the other Eurytus had by Theræphone Thalpius”

Callon the son of Harmodius

boxer · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 12

• Book 6 · Chapter 12 · parent: Harmodius “Callon the son of Harmodius”
• Book 6 · Chapter 12 · with Daippus “Callon’s is by Daippus”

Molpion

athlete · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 4

• Book 6 · Chapter 4 · with Chilon of Patræ “And next to that of Chilon are two statues: one of Molpion”