Alcis

Role: father of Tisis · First appears: Book 4 · Chapter 9

In Book 4, Chapter 9, Tisis, son of Alcis, was selected for a mission and considered second to none in merit and divination. By Book 9, Chapter 17, Alcis and her sister Androclea, daughters of Antipœnus, were buried at the temple of Artemis Euclea; they had committed suicide and were honored accordingly.

Relationship record

Life events

• Androclea and Alcis committed suicide and were honored accordingly.(Book 9 · Chapter 17 · 📍 temple of Artemis Euclea)
  • With: Androclea
  • “To Antipœnus, who was of most illustrious descent, it did not appear agreeable to die for the people, but his daughters had no objection, so they committed suicide and were honoured accordingly.”

Book 4 · Chapter 9

• child: Tisis (parent->child) “They selected for this mission Tisis the son of Alcis, who in general merit and in divination was considered inferior to nobody.”

Book 9 · Chapter 17

• parent: Antipœnus “the daughters of Antipœnus, Androclea and Alcis, are buried in this temple.”
• siblings with Androclea “They say the daughters of Antipœnus, Androclea and Alcis, are buried in this temple.”

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