Damonicus

Family: Elis · Role: father of Polyctor · First appears: Book 5 · Chapter 21

Life events

• Damonicus bribed Sosander to secure victory for Polyctor, and the Umpires fined the parents.(Book 5 · Chapter 21 · 📍 Elis)
  • With: Polyctor Sosander
  • “For when Polyctor (the son of Damonicus) and Sosander (the son of Sosander) a native of Smyrna had descended to the arena for the wrestling match, Damonicus, being very anxious that his son should have the victory, bribed the younger Sosander. And when the circumstances got known, the Umpires fined the parents”

Book 5 · Chapter 21

• child: Polyctor “For when Polyctor (the son of Damonicus) and Sosander (the son of Sosander) a native of Smyrna had descended to the arena for the wrestling match, Damonicus, being very anxious that his son should have the victory, bribed the younger Sosander.”
• with Sosander (Damonicus bribed Sosander.) “For when Polyctor (the son of Damonicus) and Sosander (the son of Sosander) a native of Smyrna had descended to the arena for the wrestling match, Damonicus, being very anxious that his son should have the victory, bribed the younger Sosander.”

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