Greek — Minor Figures
22 figures from The Histories who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.
Loxias
god · first appears Book 1 · §89–93
- Book 1 · §89–93 · with Croesus “Then Cyrus asked him what accusation he made against the god, that he thus requested; and Croesus repeated to him all that had been in his mind, and the answers of the Oracles, and especially the votive offerings, and how he had been incited by the prophecy to march upon the Persians: and thus speaking he came back again to the request that it might be permitted to him to make this reproach against the god.”
- Book 4 · §159–166 · with Arkesilaos son of Battos the Lame “Loxias grants to you to be kings of Kyrene, but beyond this he counsels you not even to attempt it.”
Phanes
mercenary · first appears Book 3 · §1–8
- Book 3 · §1–8 · with Amasis “This Phanes, having (as we may suppose) some quarrel with Amasis, fled away from Egypt in a ship, desiring to come to speech with Cambyses:”
- Book 3 · §1–8 · employer: Amasis “There was among the foreign mercenaries of Amasis a man who was by race of Halicarnassos, and his name was Phanes”
Tyndareus
Helen's father · first appears Book 2 · §108–114
- Book 2 · §108–114 · child: Helen “one of Helen the daughter of Tyndareus”
Protesilaos
hero who dwells at Elaius · first appears Book 9 · §111–119
- Book 9 · §111–119 · with Iphiclos “in taking away from Elaius the things belonging to Protesilaos the son of Iphiclos.”
- Book 9 · §120–122 · enemies with Artaÿctes “Protesilaos who dwells at Elaius signifies thereby that though he is dead and his body is dried like those fish, yet he has power given him by the gods to exact vengeance from the man who does him wrong.”
Helle
daughter of Athamas · first appears Book 7 · §57–69
- Book 7 · §57–69 · parent: Athamas “keeping on its right the tomb of Helle the daughter of Athamas, and on its left the city of Cardia, and marching through the midst of a town the name of which is Agora.”
Orestes
son of Agamemnon · first appears Book 1 · §67–71
- Book 1 · §67–71 · parent: Agamemnon “what god they should propitiate in order to get the better of the men of Tegea in the war: and the Pythian prophetess made answer to them that they should bring into their land the bones of Orestes the son of Agamemnon.”
Pelops
Agamemnon's father · first appears Book 7 · §156–162
- Book 7 · §156–162 · child: Agamemnon “Deeply, I trow, would Agamemnon son of Pelops lament,”
Talthybios
herald of Agamemnon · first appears Book 7 · §129–136