Phrynondas
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
in the texts
Against Ctesiphon
Ancient traitor used as a comparison for Demosthenes.
I think that not Phrynondas and not Eurybatus, nor any other of the traitors of ancient times ever proved himself such a juggler and cheat as this man, who, oh earth and heaven, oh ye gods and men—if any men of you will listen to the truth—dares to look you in the face and say that Thebes actually made the alliance with you, not because of the crisis, not because of the fear that was impending ove …
Against Callimachus
A proverbial byword for villainy invoked to mock the absurdity of Callimachus accusing others of lying.
Why that would be as if Phrynondas should reproach a man with villainy, or as if Philurgos, who stole the Gorgon’s head, had called everybody else temple-robbers!