Plangon
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 8 anchored passages
mother of these men · another woman · daughter of Pamphilus · his mother · the woman · their mother · this man's mother
in the texts
Against Boeotus I
The mother of Boeotus and his brother, identified as Plangon and as daughter of Pamphilus, whose oath established their claim to Mantias.
Boeotus is the name of his mother’s brother;
and at the same time he was deceived by this man’s mother.
But she accepted it, and swore that not only the defendant, but his brother too, her other son, was my father’s child.
Against Boeotus II
Mother of Boeotus and Pamphilus, accused of perjury and deception in securing their recognition.
But with Plangon, the mother of these men, he formed a connection of some sort or other (it is not for me to say what it was);
I, on my part, have, thanks to the mother of these men, been deprived of two-thirds of my property, but for all that I have too much respect for you to speak disparagingly of her.
But my mother died, leaving me still a little boy, whereas the mother of these men, Plangon, who was a handsome woman, maintained her connection with him both before and after that;