Cylon
Family: Athenian · Role: Athenian · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 40
In Book 1, Theagenes married his daughter to Cylon, an Athenian. In Book 3, Cylon was said to have received money from Timocrates.
In Book 5, after Aristotimus had reigned for six months, Cylon joined Chilon, Hellanicus, and Lampis in deposing him. When Aristotimus fled as a suppliant to the altar of Zeus Soter, Cylon slew him there with his own hand. By Book 6, Cylon was described as having freed the people of Elis from Aristotimus’s tyranny.
Relationship record
Life events
- Theagenes married his daughter to Cylon, an Athenian.(Book 1 · Chapter 40)
- With: Theagenes
- “he married his daughter to Cylon an Athenian.”
- Chilon, Hellanicus, Lampis, and Cylon deposed Aristotimus.(Book 5 · Chapter 5 · 📍 Elis)
- With: Aristotimus Chilon Hellanicus Lampis
- “But when he had reigned only six months, Chilon and Hellanicus and Lampis and Cylon rose up against him and deposed him;”
- Cylon slew Aristotimus at the altar of Zeus Soter.(Book 5 · Chapter 5 · 📍 Elis)
- With: Aristotimus Zeus Soter
- “and Cylon slew him with his own hand when he had fled as suppliant to the altar of Zeus Soter.”
- Cylon freed the people of Elis from Aristotimus's tyranny.(Book 6 · Chapter 14 · 📍 Elis)
- With: Aristotimus
- “The Ætolians also erected a public statue to Cylon, who freed the people of Elis from the tyranny of Aristotimus.”
Book 1 · Chapter 40
- with Theagenes (Theagenes was Cylon's father-in-law.) “he married his daughter to Cylon an Athenian.”
Book 3 · Chapter 9
- with Timocrates (Cylon received money from Timocrates.) “And those who received Timocrates’ money were it is said Cylon and Sodamas among the Argives, and at Thebes Androclides and Ismenias and Amphithemis: and the Athenians Cephalus and Epicrates had a share, and the Corinthians with Argive proclivities as Polyanthes and Timolaus.”
Book 5 · Chapter 5
- with Aristotimus (interaction) “Cylon slew him with his own hand when he had fled as suppliant to the altar of Zeus Soter”
- enemies with Aristotimus “Chilon and Hellanicus and Lampis and Cylon rose up against him and deposed him”
Book 6 · Chapter 14
- enemies with Aristotimus (Cylon opposed Aristotimus's tyranny.) “The Ætolians also erected a public statue to Cylon, who freed the people of Elis from the tyranny of Aristotimus.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.