Aphareus
historical figure · 5 works · 5 mentions · 7 anchored passages
Aphareus son of Kaletor
in the texts
Against Evergus and Mnesibulus
A person to whom Theophemus allegedly tried to shift responsibility for the ship equipment.
For Aphareus proved that Theophemus had reckoned up against him the cost of the equipment and had got the money from him, when he took over the trierarchy.
For Theophemus, while owing this equipment to the state, made a pretence of shifting the charge to Aphareus, but in actual fact he never reported his name for an adjudication, well knowing that he would be convicted of falsehood, if he should come into court.
Apollodorus Against Callippus
A named associate of Lysitheides and Callippus in the arbitration context.
The plaintiff, however, who demands that you believe him as one speaking the truth, waited for three years after my father had spoken for the first time to Archebiades and the other friends of Cephisiades, and after they had refused to pay any attention to Callippus or to what he said;
Iliad
Achaean warrior summoned by Idomeneus, later killed by Aeneas.
Aeneas sprang on Aphareus son of Kaletor, and struck him with a spear in his throat which was turned towards him;
He cried aloud to his comrades looking towards Askalaphos, Aphareus, Deipyros, Meriones, and Antilokhos, all of them brave warriors- "Hither my friends," he cried, "and leave me not single-handed - I go in great fear by fleet Aeneas, who is coming against me, and is a redoubtable dispenser of death battle.
To the Rulers of the Mytilenaeans
The father of Isocrates' grandsons who were taught by Agenor.
The sons of Aphareus, my grandsons, who were instructed in music by Agenor, have asked me to write to you and beg that, since you have restored some of the other exiles, you will also allow Agenor, his father, and his brothers to return home.
Nemean
Father of Idas and Lynceus, whose tomb becomes the site of the fatal confrontation with the Dioscuri.
They were stationed opposite, near the tomb of their father;
from there they seized the grave-column, monument to Hades, a polished stone, and hurled it at the chest of Polydeuces.