Athenians — Minor Figures

9 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.

Charmus

first Athenian to offer votive offerings to Eros · first appears Book 1 · Chapter 30

• Book 1 · Chapter 30 · with Eros “Charmus was the first of the Athenians to offer votive offerings to Eros”

Ogrylus

member of the expedition · first appears Book 10 · Chapter 17

• Book 10 · Chapter 17 · with Iolaus “And a fourth band of colonists of Thespians and Athenians under Iolaus came to Sardinia and built the town of Olbia, and the Athenians separately built the town which they called Ogryle, either preserving the name of one of their townships in this way, or because Ogrylus was one of the expedition.”

Epicrates

recipient of Timocrates' money · first appears Book 3 · Chapter 9

• Book 3 · Chapter 9 · with 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.”

Diitrephes

first appears Book 1 · Chapter 23

• Book 1 · Chapter 23 · with Demosthenes “This Diitrephes, among other things which the Athenians record, led back the Thracian mercenaries who came too late, for Demosthenes had already sailed for Syracuse.”

Apollodorus

leader of mercenaries · first appears Book 1 · Chapter 29

• Book 1 · Chapter 29 · with Arsites “Apollodorus the leader of the mercenaries, who was an Athenian, but had been sent by Arsites, the satrap of Phrygia near the Hellespont”
• Book 1 · Chapter 29 · with Eubulus “He is buried here, with Eubulus the son of Spintharus”

Sophanes

general · first appears Book 1 · Chapter 29

• Book 1 · Chapter 29 · with Eurybates “Sophanes of Decelea, who slew the Argive Eurybates”

Macartatus

cavalry officer · first appears Book 1 · Chapter 29

• Book 1 · Chapter 29 · with Melanopus “a pillar with a representation of two cavalry officers fighting, whose names are Melanopus and Macartatus”

Molottus

general · first appears Book 1 · Chapter 36

• Book 1 · Chapter 36 · with Plutarch “who was chosen as General of the Athenians when they crossed over into Eubœa to the aid of Plutarch.”

Thucydides

first appears Book 1 · Chapter 23

• Book 1 · Chapter 23 · with Œnobius “Œnobius did a kindness to Thucydides the son of Olorus.”
• Book 1 · Chapter 23 · parent: Olorus “Thucydides the son of Olorus”

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