Melesias
historical figure · 4 works · 5 mentions · 8 anchored passages
in the texts
Laches
Athenian, son of the statesman Thucydides, and companion of Lysimachus; jointly consults about the upbringing of their sons and briefly answers Socrates's questions about expert guidance.
By the latter, naturally, Socrates.
And you too, Melesias, would do the same?
Would you be guided by him alone rather than the four of us?
Against Timarchus
Mentioned solely to identify his brother Pheidias among the catalogue of chaste young men.
Again, Anticles, the stadium runner, and Pheidias,the brother of Melesias.
Nemean
Renowned Athenian wrestling trainer praised across multiple odes for his skill in preparing victors.
If he were praising Melesias, how he would throw his opponent in the struggle!
with gentle thoughts towards noble men, but a rough adversary to his opponents.
I would say that Melesias is equal in speed to a dolphin that darts through the salt sea;
Olympian
The trainer of Alcimedon (and by implication Timosthenes), praised for his skill in teaching youths and for his own earlier pancratium victory at Nemea.
If I have, in my song, exalted the glory of Melesias for his training of beardless youths, let envy not strike me with a rough stone.