Megistias
Family: Acarnanian · Role: soothsayer · First appears: Book 7 · §215–224
Life events
- Megistias sent his son away but refused to leave the army himself.(Book 7 · §215–224)
- “He however when he was bidden to go would not himself depart, but sent away his son who was with him in the army, besides whom he had no other child.”
- Simonides inscribed the soothsayer Megistias's memorial.(Book 7 · §225–234)
- With: Simonides
- “but that of the soothsayer Megistias was inscribed by Simonides the son of Leoprepes on account of guest-friendship.”
Book 7 · §215–224
- with Melampus (Megistias was said to be descended from Melampus.) “Megistias the Acarnanian, who was said to be descended from Melampus, that he might not perish with them after he had declared from the victims that which was about to come to pass for them.”
- with Leonidas (Leonidas tried to dismiss Megistias from the army.) “namely that Leonidas is known to have endeavoured to dismiss the soothsayer also who accompanied this army, Megistias the Acarnanian, who was said to be descended from Melampus, that he might not perish with them after he had declared from the victims that which was about to come to pass for them.”
Book 7 · §225–234
- with Simonides (Guest-friendship.) “but that of the soothsayer Megistias was inscribed by Simonides the son of Leoprepes on account of guest-friendship.”
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