Lygdamis of Naxos
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
Lygdamis · a man of Naxos called Lygdamis
in the texts
Constitution of the Athenians
Ally of Pisistratus installed by him as ruler of Naxos.
and having taken Naxos, he set up Lygdamis as ruler.
first he settled a place near the Thermaic Gulf called Rhaecelus, and from there he passed to the region around Pangaeus, whence, having gathered money and hired soldiers, he came to Eretria, and in the eleventh year then for the first time attempted to recover his power by force, with many others helping him eagerly, especially the Thebans and Lygdamis of Naxos, and besides these the knights who …
The Histories
Naxian who aids Pisistratus' restoration and is afterward installed by him as ruler of Naxos.
(He had conquered Naxos too and put Lygdamis in charge.
for they brought Argive mercenaries from the Peloponnese, and there joined them on his own initiative a man of Naxos called Lygdamis, who was most keen in their cause and brought them money and men.