Styphon

Family: Lacedaemonians · Role: commander · First appears: Book 4 · Chapter 12 · Part 6

At the island, after Epitadas was killed and Hippagretas was left for dead, command passed by law to Styphon, son of Pharax. Following a parley with Cleon and Demosthenes, Styphon and his companions surrendered themselves and their arms to the Athenians.

Relationship record

Life events

• Styphon assumed command after his superiors were killed or incapacitated.(Book 4 · Chapter 12 · Part 6 · 📍 the island)
  • “and thus the command had devolved upon Styphon according to the law, in case of anything happening to his superiors.”
• Styphon and his companions surrendered themselves and their arms to the Athenians.(Book 4 · Chapter 12 · Part 6 · 📍 the island)
  • With: Cleon Demosthenes
  • “upon which after consulting together they surrendered themselves and their arms.”

Book 4 · Chapter 12 · Part 6

• parent: Pharax “Styphon, son of Pharax, on the other side”
• with Epitadas (Styphon succeeded Epitadas in command after Epitadas was killed.) “Epitadas, the first of the previous commanders, had been killed, and Hippagretas, the next in command, left for dead among the slain, though still alive, and thus the command had devolved upon Styphon according to the law, in case of anything happening to his superiors.”
• with Hippagretas (Styphon assumed command while Hippagretas was left for dead.) “Epitadas, the first of the previous commanders, had been killed, and Hippagretas, the next in command, left for dead among the slain, though still alive, and thus the command had devolved upon Styphon according to the law, in case of anything happening to his superiors.”
• enemies with Cleon (They represented opposing sides in the conflict.) “Hostilities now ceased, and a parley was held between Cleon and Demosthenes and Styphon, son of Pharax, on the other side; since Epitadas, the first of the previous commanders, had been killed, and Hippagretas, the next in command, left for dead among the slain, though still alive, and thus the command had devolved upon Styphon according to the law, in case of anything happening to his superiors.”
• enemies with Demosthenes (They represented opposing sides in the conflict.) “Hostilities now ceased, and a parley was held between Cleon and Demosthenes and Styphon, son of Pharax, on the other side; since Epitadas, the first of the previous commanders, had been killed, and Hippagretas, the next in command, left for dead among the slain, though still alive, and thus the command had devolved upon Styphon according to the law, in case of anything happening to his superiors.”

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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.