Micythus

Family: Rhegium · Role: dedicator · First appears: Book 5 · Chapter 24

In Book 5, Chapter 24, Micythus’s votive offerings included a beardless Zeus. By Chapter 26, he was described as the son of Chœrus and as having served Anaxilas, king at Rhegium, first as a slave and later as treasurer. After Anaxilas died, Micythus went to Tegea.

At Olympia, Micythus’s offerings fulfilled a vow for his son’s recovery from consumption. They included figures of Amphitrite, Poseidon, Vesta and Agon; other offerings given by Micythus were later removed by Nero.

Relationship record

Life events

• Micythus fulfilled a vow through votive offerings for his son's recovery.(Book 5 · Chapter 26 · 📍 Olympia)
  • “these votive offerings at Olympia were the fulfilment of a vow for the recovery of his son, who was wasting away in a consumption.”
• Micythus changed from Anaxilas's slave into his treasurer, then departed for Tegea after Anaxilas died.(Book 5 · Chapter 26)
  • With: Anaxilas
  • “this Micythus was the slave of Anaxilas the king at Rhegium, and was afterwards his treasurer, and after his death went to Tegea.”
• Nero removed additional votive offerings given by Micythus.(Book 5 · Chapter 26 · 📍 Olympia)
  • With: Nero
  • “Others besides they say were given by Micythus, but were removed by Nero.”

Book 5 · Chapter 24

• with Zeus (Micythus dedicated votive offerings associated with Zeus.) “And there is another Zeus without a beard, among the votive offerings of Micythus.”

Book 5 · Chapter 26

• employer: Anaxilas (Anaxilas owned Micythus and employed him as treasurer.) “this Micythus was the slave of Anaxilas the king at Rhegium, and was afterwards his treasurer”
• parent: Chœrus (Chœrus is Micythus's father.) “the inscriptions on these votive offerings make Micythus the son of Chœrus”
• with Amphitrite (The statue was among Micythus's votive offerings.) “I found also many votive offerings of Micythus scattered about, and three of them together, next to the statue of Iphitus of Elis and Truce crowning him, viz. Amphitrite and Poseidon and Vesta”
• with Poseidon (The statue was among Micythus's votive offerings.) “I found also many votive offerings of Micythus scattered about, and three of them together, next to the statue of Iphitus of Elis and Truce crowning him, viz. Amphitrite and Poseidon and Vesta”
• with Vesta (The statue was among Micythus's votive offerings.) “I found also many votive offerings of Micythus scattered about, and three of them together, next to the statue of Iphitus of Elis and Truce crowning him, viz. Amphitrite and Poseidon and Vesta”
• with Agon (The statue of Agon was a votive offering of Micythus.) “And among the votive offerings of Micythus is Agon with the dumb bells”

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