Gorgos

Family: Cyprian · Role: king of Salamis · First appears: Book 5 · §104–111

Life events

Onesilos shut Gorgos out of Salamis after failing to persuade him to revolt.(Book 5 · §104–111 · 📍 Salamis)
- With: Onesilos
- “Onesilos watched for a time when he had gone forth out of the city of Salamis, and then together with the men of his own faction he shut him out of the gates.”
Gorgos fled to the Medes after being driven from Salamis.(Book 5 · §104–111)
- “Gorgos accordingly being robbed of the city went for refuge to the Medes”

siblings with Onesilos “there was one Onesilos, younger brother of Gorgos king of Salamis, and son of Chersis, the son of Siromos, the son of Euelthon.”
enemies with Onesilos “Since however he could not persuade Gorgos, Onesilos watched for a time when he had gone forth out of the city of Salamis, and then together with the men of his own faction he shut him out of the gates.”
parent: Chersis (Gorgos and Onesilos are brothers, and Onesilos is identified as Chersis's son.) “there was one Onesilos, younger brother of Gorgos king of Salamis, and son of Chersis, the son of Siromos, the son of Euelthon.”
with Onesilos (Onesilos shut Gorgos out of Salamis and took over rule of the city.) “Gorgos accordingly being robbed of the city went for refuge to the Medes, and Onesilos was ruler of Salamis and endeavoured to persuade all the men of Cyprus to join him in revolt.”

parent: Chersis “of Cyprus, Gorgos son of Chersis and Timonax son of Timagoras;”

siblings with Philaon “Philaon the son of Chersis, the brother of Gorgos kind of the Salaminians”

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