Daphnis

Family: Hellespontian · Role: despot of Abydos · First appears: Book 4 · §135–142

Life events

• The Ionian leaders adopt Histiaios's opinion instead of Miltiades's.(Book 4 · §135–142)
  • With: Histiaios Hippoclos Herophantos Metrodoros Aristagoras of Kyzicos Ariston Strattis Aiakes Laodamas Aristagoras of Kyme
  • “forthwith all turned to this opinion, whereas at the first they were adopting that of Miltiades.”
• The Ionians resolve to break part of the bridge as a deceptive show of compliance.(Book 4 · §135–142 · 📍 Ister)
  • With: Histiaios Hippoclos Herophantos Metrodoros Aristagoras of Kyzicos Ariston Strattis Aiakes Laodamas Aristagoras of Kyme
  • “they resolved to add to it deeds and words as follows, namely to break up that part of the bridge which was on the side towards the Scythians, to break it up, I say, for a distance equal to the range of an arrow,”

Book 4 · §135–142

• patron: Dareios “first the despots of the Hellespontians, Daphnis of Abydos”

Also listed in Hellespontian — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.