Epiteles

Role: General and restorer of Messene · First appears: Book 4 · Chapter 26

Epiteles was the son of Æschines, whom the Argives chose as their General and the restorer of Messene. In Book 4, Chapter 26, after Caucon appeared in his and Epaminondas’s dreams, Epiteles went at daybreak to the appointed place at Ithome and dug up a brass urn. He took it to Epaminondas and told him of his dream.

Relationship record

Life events

• Epiteles excavates a brass urn at Ithome and brings it to Epaminondas.(Book 4 · Chapter 26 · 📍 Ithome)
  • With: Epaminondas
  • “And Epiteles when day broke went to the appointed place, and dug up a cinerary urn of brass, and took it at once to Epaminondas”
• Caucon is identified as the figure appearing in Epiteles’ and Epaminondas’ dreams.(Book 4 · Chapter 26)
  • With: Caucon Epaminondas
  • “And they say the person who appeared to Epiteles and Epaminondas in their dreams was Caucon”

Book 4 · Chapter 26

• parent: Æschines (Æschines is Epiteles's father.) “These were his words to Epaminondas, who revealed the dream to Epiteles the son of Æschines, whom the Argives chose as their General and the restorer of Messene.”
• with Epaminondas (Epaminondas revealed his dream to Epiteles.) “These were his words to Epaminondas, who revealed the dream to Epiteles the son of Æschines, whom the Argives chose as their General and the restorer of Messene.”
• with Caucon (Caucon appeared to Epiteles in a dream.) “And they say the person who appeared to Epiteles and Epaminondas in their dreams was Caucon, who formerly came from Athens to Andania to Messene the daughter of Triopas.”
• with Epaminondas (Epiteles brought the urn to Epaminondas and narrated his dream.) “And Epiteles when day broke went to the appointed place, and dug up a cinerary urn of brass, and took it at once to Epaminondas and narrated his dream, and he told him to remove the lid and see what was in it.”

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