Herodotus' Histories

Polymnestos

Family: Thera · Role: man of repute · First appears: Book 4 · §143–150

Life events

  • Polymnestos received Phronime and kept her as his concubine.(Book 4 · §151–158 · 📍 Thera)
    • With: Phronime
    • “After that, Polymnestos, a man of repute among the Theraians, received Phronime from him and kept her as his concubine”
  • Phronime bore Polymnestos a son, later known as Battos.(Book 4 · §151–158 · 📍 Thera)
    • With: Phronime Battos
    • “and in course of time there was born to him from her a son with an impediment in his voice and lisping, to whom, as both Theraians and Kyrenians say, was given the name Battos”

Book 4 · §143–150

  • child: Battos “Battos the son of Polymnestos, who was by descent of the family of Euphemos of the race of the Minyai”

Book 4 · §151–158

  • with Phronime (interaction) “After that, Polymnestos, a man of repute among the Theraians, received Phronime from him and kept her as his concubine;”
  • child: Battos “and in course of time there was born to him from her a son with an impediment in his voice and lisping, to whom, as both Theraians and Kyrenians say, was given the name Battos,”
  • with Phronime (concubine relationship) “After that, Polymnestos, a man of repute among the Theraians, received Phronime from him and kept her as his concubine;”

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