Spartan — Minor Figures

45 figures from The Histories who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Lacrines

herald · first appears Book 1 · §148–157

• Book 1 · §148–157 · with Cyrus “to report to Cyrus the saying of the Lacedemonians”

Arimnestos

man of consideration · first appears Book 9 · §63–70

• Book 9 · §63–70 · with Mardonios “Now Mardonios was slain by Arimnestos, a man of consideration in Sparta”

Astrabacos

hero · first appears Book 6 · §66–74

• Book 6 · §66–74 · with Demaratos “Thus, my son, thou hast all, as much as thou desirest to learn; for either thou art begotten of this hero and the hero Astrabacos is thy father, or Ariston is thy father”
• Book 6 · §66–74 · child: Demaratos “for either thou art begotten of this hero and the hero Astrabacos is thy father, or Ariston is thy father”

Eurystos

warrior · first appears Book 7 · §225–234

• Book 7 · §225–234 · with Leonidas “who, if they had made agreement with one another, might either have come safe home to Sparta together (seeing that they had been dismissed from the camp by Leonidas and were lying at Alpenoi with disease of the eyes, suffering extremely)”

Euryleon

joint-founder and ruler of Selinus · first appears Book 5 · §45–51

• Book 5 · §45–51 · with Dorieos “Now there sailed with Dorieos others also of the Spartans, to be joint-founders with him of the colony, namely Thessalos and Paraibates and Keleas and Euryleon;”
• Book 5 · §45–51 · with Peithagoras “Afterwards, when he had deposed him, he laid hands himself upon the despotism in Selinus and became sole ruler there, though but for a short time;”

Keleas

joint-founder · first appears Book 5 · §45–51

• Book 5 · §45–51 · with Dorieos “Now there sailed with Dorieos others also of the Spartans, to be joint-founders with him of the colony, namely Thessalos and Paraibates and Keleas and Euryleon;”

Paraibates

joint-founder · first appears Book 5 · §45–51

• Book 5 · §45–51 · with Dorieos “Now there sailed with Dorieos others also of the Spartans, to be joint-founders with him of the colony, namely Thessalos and Paraibates and Keleas and Euryleon;”

Thessalos

joint-founder · first appears Book 5 · §45–51

• Book 5 · §45–51 · with Dorieos “Now there sailed with Dorieos others also of the Spartans, to be joint-founders with him of the colony, namely Thessalos and Paraibates and Keleas and Euryleon;”

Diactorides

Eurydame's father · first appears Book 6 · §66–74

• Book 6 · §66–74 · child: Eurydame “Eurydame, the sister of Menios and daughter of Diactorides”
• Book 6 · §126–133 · admired: Agariste (daughter of Hippocrates) “from Thessalia came Diactorides of Crannon”