Cleo

Role: priestess of Thetis · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 14

In Book 3, Chapter 14, while Anaxander was fighting the revolting Messenians, he invaded Messenia and captured Cleo, a priestess of Thetis, among other women. Anaxander’s wife, Leandris, obtained Cleo and found her with a wooden statue of Thetis; together they built a temple to the goddess.

Relationship record

Life events

• Anaxander invaded Messenia and captured Cleo among other women.(Book 3 · Chapter 14 · 📍 Messenia)
  • With: Anaxander
  • “their king Anaxander invaded Messenia and took captive some women, and among them Cleo the priestess of Thetis”
• Leandris obtained Cleo and joined her in building a temple to Thetis.(Book 3 · Chapter 14)
  • With: Leandris
  • “Anaxander’s wife Leandris begged Cleo of her husband, and she found Cleo in possession of a wooden statue of Thetis, and joined her in building a temple to the goddess”

Book 3 · Chapter 14

• with Anaxander (Anaxander captured Cleo.) “their king Anaxander invaded Messenia and took captive some women, and among them Cleo the priestess of Thetis”
• with Leandris (Leandris secured Cleo's release and joined her in building a temple.) “Anaxander’s wife Leandris begged Cleo of her husband, and she found Cleo in possession of a wooden statue of Thetis, and joined her in building a temple to the goddess”
• with Thetis (Cleo was Thetis's priestess.) “Cleo the priestess of Thetis”

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