Proteus

Family: Egyptian · Role: king of Memphis · First appears: Book 2 · §108–114

Life events

• Proteus succeeded to the throne.(Book 2 · §108–114 · 📍 Memphis)
  • “After him, they said, there succeeded to the throne a man of Memphis, whose name in the tongue of the Hellenes was Proteus;”
• Thonis sent Proteus a message reporting Alexander's arrival and asking whether to detain him and seize his possessions.(Book 2 · §108–114 · 📍 Memphis)
  • With: Thonis
  • “Thonis then having heard their tale sent forthwith a message to Proteus at Memphis, which said as follows:”
• Proteus ordered Alexander to be seized and brought before him.(Book 2 · §108–114 · 📍 Memphis)
  • With: Alexander (son of Priam)
  • “Seize this man, whosoever he may be, who has done impiety to his own host, and bring him away into my presence, that I may know what he will find to say.”
• Proteus ordered Alexander and his fellow-voyagers to leave, while keeping Helen and Alexander’s wealth for Menelaos.(Book 2 · §115–120)
  • With: Alexander (son of Priam) Helen
  • “This woman indeed and the wealth which thou hast I will not allow thee to carry away, but I shall keep them safe for the Hellene who was thy host, until he come himself and desire to carry them off to his home; to thyself however and thy fellow-voyagers I proclaim that ye depart from your anchoring within three days and go from my land to some other”
• Menelaos reached Proteus in Egypt and received Helen unharmed and all his wealth.(Book 2 · §115–120 · 📍 Memphis)
  • With: Menelaos Helen
  • “Then however, after he had been thus dealt with, Menelaos showed himself ungrateful to the Egyptians; for when he set forth to sail away,”

Book 2 · §108–114

• with Pheros (Proteus succeeded Pheros to the throne.) “After him, they said, there succeeded to the throne a man of Memphis, whose name in the tongue of the Hellenes was Proteus;”
• with Helen (interaction) “not only because I have heard the tale how Helen dwelt with Proteus”
• with Thonis (Thonis sent Proteus a message about Alexander.) “Thonis then having heard their tale sent forthwith a message to Proteus at Memphis, which said as follows:”

Book 2 · §115–120

• with Alexander (son of Priam) (Proteus ordered Alexander to depart.) “Now therefore depart, seeing that I have counted it of great moment not to be a slayer of strangers.”
• with Helen (Proteus kept Helen safe for Menelaos.) “This woman indeed and the wealth which thou hast I will not allow thee to carry away, but I shall keep them safe for the Hellene who was thy host, until he come himself and desire to carry them off to his home;”
• with Menelaos (Proteus safeguarded Helen and Menelaos's wealth for him.) “This woman indeed and the wealth which thou hast I will not allow thee to carry away, but I shall keep them safe for the Hellene who was thy host, until he come himself and desire to carry them off to his home;”

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