Pisa — Minor Figures

3 figures from Pausanias' Description of Greece who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Pyrrhus (son of Pantaleon)

king of Pisa · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 22

• Book 6 · Chapter 22 · parent: Pantaleon “But when Pyrrhus the son of Pantaleon succeeded his brother Damophon on the throne, then the people of Pisa of their own accord commenced war with the people of Elis.”
• Book 6 · Chapter 22 · siblings with Damophon “But when Pyrrhus the son of Pantaleon succeeded his brother Damophon on the throne, then the people of Pisa of their own accord commenced war with the people of Elis.”

Chamynus

rebel · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 21

• Book 6 · Chapter 21 · enemies with Pantaleon “Chamynus of Pisa, (who opposed the dominion in Pisa of Pantaleon, the son of Omphalion, and stirred the people up to revolt from Elis)”
• Book 6 · Chapter 21 · with Pantaleon “was slain by Pantaleon”

Hypenus

victor in the double course · first appears Book 5 · Chapter 8

• Book 5 · Chapter 8 · rivals with Acanthus “when Hypenus a native of Pisa won the wild olive crown, and Acanthus was second”

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