Megacles
historical figure · 4 works · 6 mentions · 12 anchored passages
Megacles son of Alcmeon · son of Megacles
in the texts
Clouds
A prominent, aristocratic Athenian family name (associated with the Alcmaeonids) invoked as the source of Strepsiades' wife's extravagance and his son's horse-mania.
She used to take this son and fondle him, saying, When you, being grown up, shall drive your chariot to the city, like Megacles, with a xystis.
Then I, a rustic, married a niece of Megacles, the son of Megacles, from the city, haughty, luxurious, and Coesyrafied.
My uncle Megacles will not permit me to be without a horse.
The Histories
Leader of the Athenian coastal faction and head of the Alcmeonid family, who both opposes and briefly allies with Pisistratus.
and afterward there was born to him this Pisistratus, who, when there was a feud between the Athenians of the coast under Megacles son of Alcmeon and the Athenians of the plain under Lycurgus son of Aristolaides, raised up a third faction, as he coveted the sovereign power.
Then Megacles, harassed by factional strife, sent a message to Pisistratus offering him his daughter to marry and the sovereign power besides.
Having got back his sovereignty in the manner which I have described, Pisistratus married Megacles ' daughter according to his agreement with Megacles.
Against Alcibiades
Maternal grandfather of Alcibiades, said to have been ostracized twice.
His mother’s father, Megacles, and his father’s father, Alcibiades, were both ostracized twice;
Constitution of the Athenians
Leader of the coastal faction pursuing a middle constitutional path.
one of the men of the coast, of whom Megacles son of Alcmeon was the leader, who seemed especially to pursue the middle constitution;