Pausanias' Description of Greece

Damasias

Family: Achæan · Role: ruler · First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 6

After the departure of the Ionians, Damasias ruled the Achæans alongside Däimenes, Sparton, Tellis, and Leontomenes, the sons of his brother Tisamenus. Damasias was the son of Penthilus, and Cometes, the eldest of Tisamenus’ sons, had previously crossed over into Asia Minor.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Däimenes, Sparton, Tellis, Leontomenes, and Damasias ruled the Achæans.(Book 7 · Chapter 6)
    • With: Däimenes Sparton Tellis Leontomenes
    • “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes. Cometes, the eldest of Tisamenus’ sons, had previously crossed over into Asia Minor. These ruled over the Achæans as also Damasias (the son of Penthilus, the son of Orestes), the brother of Tisamenus.”

Book 7 · Chapter 6

  • parent: Penthilus “Damasias (the son of Penthilus, the son of Orestes), the brother of Tisamenus.”
  • siblings with Tisamenus “Damasias (the son of Penthilus, the son of Orestes), the brother of Tisamenus.”
  • younger kin: Däimenes “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes. Cometes, the eldest of Tisamenus’ sons, had previously crossed over into Asia Minor. These ruled over the Achæans as also Damasias (the son of Penthilus, the son of Orestes), the brother of Tisamenus.”
  • younger kin: Sparton “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes. Cometes, the eldest of Tisamenus’ sons, had previously crossed over into Asia Minor. These ruled over the Achæans as also Damasias (the son of Penthilus, the son of Orestes), the brother of Tisamenus.”
  • younger kin: Tellis “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes. Cometes, the eldest of Tisamenus’ sons, had previously crossed over into Asia Minor. These ruled over the Achæans as also Damasias (the son of Penthilus, the son of Orestes), the brother of Tisamenus.”
  • younger kin: Leontomenes “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes. Cometes, the eldest of Tisamenus’ sons, had previously crossed over into Asia Minor. These ruled over the Achæans as also Damasias (the son of Penthilus, the son of Orestes), the brother of Tisamenus.”
  • younger kin: Cometes “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes. Cometes, the eldest of Tisamenus’ sons, had previously crossed over into Asia Minor. These ruled over the Achæans as also Damasias (the son of Penthilus, the son of Orestes), the brother of Tisamenus.”

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