Lacedaemon — Minor Figures

9 figures from Plutarch's Lives who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Amycla

nurse of Alcibiades · first appears Alcibiades

• Alcibiades · with Alcibiades “we know even the nurse of Alcibiades, that her country was Lacedaemon, and her name Amycla”

Libys

father of Lysander · first appears Agis

• Agis · parent: Lysander “Lysander, the son of Libys”

Agesistrata

noblewoman · first appears Agis

• Agis · child: Agis “he had been bred very tenderly, in abundance and even in luxury, by his mother Agesistrata”
• Agis · with Amphares “Amphares had borrowed a great deal of plate and rich household stuff from Agesistrata, and hoped if he could destroy her and the whole family, he might peaceably enjoy those goods.”

Archidamia

noblewoman · first appears Agis

• Agis · younger kin: Agis “by his mother Agesistrata and his grandmother Archidamia”

Damochares

official · first appears Agis

• Agis · friends with Agis “They were all three his familiars”
• Agis · with Agis “Damochares, threatening and reviling them for it, himself thrust him into the room.”

Machanidas

tyrant · first appears Philopoemen

• Philopoemen · enemies with Philopoemen “The Achaeans at that time were at war with Machanidas, the tyrant of Lacedaemon, who, having a strong army watched all opportunities of becoming entire master of Peloponnesus.”

Ecphanes

father of Mandroclidas · first appears Agis

• Agis · parent: Mandroclidas “Mandroclidas, the son of Ecphanes”

Amyclas

royal ancestor · first appears Agis

• Agis · child: Daphne “Phylarchus says, that this was Daphne, the daughter of Amyclas”

Ecprepes

ephor · first appears Agis

• Agis · with Phrynis “Ecprepes, who, being ephor, cut with his hatchet two of the nine strings from the instrument of Phrynis”

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Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.