Lycon
historical figure · 6 works · 9 mentions · 12 anchored passages
Lycon the Achaean · Lycon the Achaeans · his father · the Heracleote · the boy's father · this Lycon
spoken of as
1 expressionLycon the Achaean2 mentions
Anabasis (Greek)
Then Philesius and Lycon the Achaeans rose and said that it was outrageous for Xenophon to be privately urging people to settle down and sacrificing with a view to that plan, while publicly saying not a word about the matter.
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Apology
One of the three formal accusers, motivated by grievances on behalf of the orators.
From among them Meletus attacked me, and Anytus and Lycon, Meletus angered on account of the poets, and Anytus on account of the artisans and the public men, and Lycon on account of the orators;
And so, I think, so far as Meletus is concerned, I have even now been acquitted, and not merely acquitted, but anyone can see that, if Anytus and Lycon had not come forward to accuse me, he would have been fined a thousand drachmas for not receiving a fifth part of the votes.
Anabasis
Achaean who joins in accusing Xenophon of privately urging settlement and sacrificing toward it.
Then Philesius and Lycon the Achaeans rose and said that it was outrageous for Xenophon to be privately urging people to settle down and sacrificing with a view to that plan, while publicly saying not a word about the matter.
And Lycon the Achaean rose and said:
As these two seemed disinclined to act, they sent Lycon the Achaean, Callimachus the Parrhasian, and Agasias the Stymphalian.
Symposium
Autolycus' father and banquet participant.
That may do for young fellows, observed Lycon;
it does look as if I were the richest man in the world.
When Callias saw this, Do you realize, Lycon, said he, that you are the richest man in the world?
Apollodorus Against Callippus
A Heracleote merchant and bank customer whose deposited money is the subject of the lawsuit.
For a grievous misfortune befell this Lycon.
Immediately after this mischance this man Callippus came to the bank, and asked whether they knew Lycon, the Heracleote.
The proceedings were prolonged, as so large a sum was at stake, yet Lycon never at any time called in Callippus for consultation;
Orations
Interlocutor of Socrates, one of his accusers
with Lycon, of lawsuits and false accusations;
On the Estate of Dicaeogenes
A witness convicted of perjury for testifying that Dicaeogenes (III.) had been adopted as sole heir of Dicaeogenes (II.).
he was convicted of perjury for giving evidence to this effect.
), the son of Cephisophon and cousin to Cephisodotus here, and to me, who had a right to the same share of the estate as I had, proceeded to prosecute those who had borne false witness against us and him, and obtained a conviction against Lycon, the first man whom he brought into court.