Arion

Family: Methymnaean · Role: harper · First appears: Book 1 · §19–27

Life events

The Corinthian crew plotted to throw Arion overboard and take his wealth.(Book 1 · §19–27 · 📍 open sea)
- “These, the story says, when out in open sea, formed a plot to cast Arion overboard and so possess his wealth”
Arion leapt into the sea and a dolphin carried him safely to shore.(Book 1 · §19–27 · 📍 Tainaron)
- “Then as the measure ended, he threw himself into the sea just as he was, in his full minstrel's garb; and they went on sailing away to Corinth, but him, they say, a dolphin supported on its back and brought him to shore at Tainaron”
After Arion recounted the plot, Periander kept him under guard.(Book 1 · §19–27 · 📍 Corinth)
- With: Periander
- “Thither having arrived he related all that had been done; and Periander doubting of his story kept Arion in guard and would let him go nowhere”

with Periander (Arion stayed with Periander.) “This Arion, they say, who for the most part of his time stayed with Periander”

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