Megacles

Family: Athenian · Role: son of Alcmaion; wooer · First appears: Book 1 · §60–66

Life events

Peisistratos and his supporters seized the Acropolis, making him ruler of the Athenians.(Book 1 · §53–59 · 📍 Acropolis)
- With: Peisistratos Lycurgos
- “And these made insurrection with Peisistratos and obtained possession of the Acropolis. Then Peisistratos was ruler of the Athenians,”
Megacles and Lycurgos joined forces and drove Peisistratos from power.(Book 1 · §60–66 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Lycurgos Peisistratos
- “the followers of Megacles and those of Lycurgos joined together and drove him forth.”
Megacles proposed that Peisistratos marry his daughter in exchange for becoming despot, and Peisistratos accepted.(Book 1 · §60–66 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Peisistratos
- “Megacles, harassed by the party strife, sent a message to Peisistratos asking whether he was willing to have his daughter to wife on condition of becoming despot. And Peisistratos having accepted the proposal and made an agreement on these terms”
Peisistratos married Megacles’ daughter under their agreement.(Book 1 · §60–66 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Peisistratos
- “Peisistratos according to the agreement made with Megacles married the daughter of Megacles”
Megacles learned that Peisistratos was avoiding intercourse with his daughter and became indignant.(Book 1 · §60–66)
- With: Peisistratos
- “the mother told her husband Megacles. He then was very indignant that he should be dishonoured by Peisistratos”

with Peisistratos (Megacles proposed a political and marriage alliance.) “And Megacles, harassed by the party strife, sent a message to Peisistratos asking whether he was willing to have his daughter to wife on condition of becoming despot.”

parent: Alcmaion “from Athens came Megacles the son of that Alcmaion who went to Croesus”
engaged with Agariste “and to the son of Alcmaion, Megacles, I offer my daughter Agariste in betrothal according to the customs of the Athenians.”
married with Agariste “And these having been married, there was born to them that Cleisthenes who established the tribes and the democracy for the Athenians, he being called after the Sikyonian Cleisthenes, his mother's father;”
child: Hippocrates “this son, I say, was born to Megacles, and also Hippocrates:”
admired: Agariste (daughter of Hippocrates) “from Athens came Megacles the son of that Alcmaion who went to Croesus”
engaged with Agariste (daughter of Hippocrates) “to the son of Alcmaion, Megacles, I offer my daughter Agariste in betrothal according to the customs of the Athenians.”
with Cleisthenes of Sikyon (Cleisthenes of Sikyon offered Agariste to Megacles in betrothal.) “to the son of Alcmaion, Megacles, I offer my daughter Agariste in betrothal according to the customs of the Athenians.”
child: Cleisthenes “this son, I say, was born to Megacles, and also Hippocrates”

Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.