Micon
Family: Athens · Role: painter · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 17
In Book 1, Chapter 17, Micon’s painting of the story of Theseus is described as faded with age and incomplete. In Chapter 18, he is associated with the Argonauts who sailed with Jason to Colchi.
In Book 2, Chapter 9, Philip (son of Demetrius) poisoned Micon and Euryclides, both Athenian orators. Later, Book 5, Chapter 25 names Onatas as Micon’s son, and Book 6, Chapter 6 credits Micon with painting Callias, the Athenian pancratiast.
Relationship record
Life events
- Philip poisoned the Athenian orators Euryclides and Micon.(Book 2 · Chapter 9)
- With: Philip (son of Demetrius) Euryclides
- “And Philip acted in just the same way to Euryclides and Micon, who were Athenians: for them too, (being orators and not unpersuasive with the people), he took off by poison.”
Book 1 · Chapter 17
- with Theseus (Micon paints the story concerning Theseus but does not portray it fully.) “But the painting on the third wall is not clear to those who do not know the story, partly as the painting has faded from age, partly because Micon has not pourtrayed the whole story.”
Book 1 · Chapter 18
- with Jason (Micon painted the Argonauts' voyage with Jason.) “and by Micon of the Argonauts who sailed with Jason to Colchi”
Book 2 · Chapter 9
- with Philip (son of Demetrius) (Philip poisoned Micon) “And Philip acted in just the same way to Euryclides and Micon, who were Athenians: for them too, (being orators and not unpersuasive with the people), he took off by poison”
Book 5 · Chapter 25
- child: Onatas “This and many besides are the work of the skilful Onatas, the son of Micon of Ægina.”
Book 6 · Chapter 6
- with Callias (Micon made Callias's statue.) “the third is Callias, the Athenian pancratiast, by the Athenian painter Micon”
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