Antander
Family: Messenian · Role: commander · First appears: Book 4 · Chapter 7
In Book 4, Chapter 7, the Messenian commander Antander faced Theopompus, whose Lacedæmonian forces stood opposite the Messenians. In Chapter 8, Euphaes remarked to Antander that Theopompus was showing as much bravery as his ancestor Polynices. By Chapter 10, Antander had been killed in battle while risking his life for Euphaes.
Relationship record
Life events
- Antander is killed in battle while risking his life for Euphaes.(Book 4 · Chapter 10)
- With: Euphaes
- “And Antander had been killed in the battle jeoparding his life for Euphaes.”
Book 4 · Chapter 7
- enemies with Theopompus (Theopompus and Antander commanded opposing wings.) “The Lacedæmonians were led by Polydorus on the left wing, and Theopompus on the right, and in the centre by Euryleon, a Lacedæmonian for the nonce but originally a Theban descended from Cadmus, the fifth descendant from Ægeus, the son of Œolycus, the son of Theras, the son of Autesion. And opposite the right wing of the Lacedæmonians were the Messenians under Antander and Euphaes”
Book 4 · Chapter 8
- with Euphaes (Euphaes spoke to Antander.) “Euphaes seeing him rushing on said to Antander that Theopompus was displaying as much bravery as his ancestor Polynices:”
Book 4 · Chapter 10
- with Euphaes (Antander died risking his life for Euphaes.) “And Antander had been killed in the battle jeoparding his life for Euphaes.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.