Herodotus' Histories

Thersander

Family: Theban · Role: father of Tisamenes · First appears: Book 4 · §143–150

Life events

  • Attaginos hosted a dinner for Mardonios and prominent Persians, where Thersander heard a Persian predict their army’s destruction.(Book 9 · §11–17 · 📍 Thebes)
    • With: Attaginos Mardonios
    • “Attaginos the son of Phyrnon, a Theban, having made magnificent preparations invited to an entertainment Mardonios himself and fifty of the Persians who were of most account”

Book 4 · §143–150

  • child: Tisamenos “Theras the son of Autesion, the son of Tisamenos, the son of Thersander, the son of Polyneikes”
  • parent: Polyneikes “Theras the son of Autesion, the son of Tisamenos, the son of Thersander, the son of Polyneikes”

Book 6 · §50–57

  • child: Tisamenes “Autesion, the son of Tisamenes, the son of Thersander, the son of Polyneikes,”
  • parent: Polyneikes “Autesion, the son of Tisamenes, the son of Thersander, the son of Polyneikes,”

Book 9 · §11–17

  • with Attaginos (Attaginos invited Thersander to dinner.) “This Thersander said that he too was invited by Attaginos to this dinner,”

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