Pythodorus son of Isolochus
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Pythodorus
in the texts
Alcibiades 1
An Athenian cited as having become wise and distinguished through instruction from Zeno.
as I can tell you that Pythodorus son of Isolochus, and Callias, son of Calliades, became through that of Zeno;
History of the Peloponnesian War
Athenian general sent to succeed Laches in command of the Sicilian fleet, later defeated by the Locrians.
They despatched therefore one of their commanders, Pythodorus, with a few ships;
So Pythodorus, being now in command of Laches' ships, sailed at the close of the winter to the fort of the Locrians, which Laches had formerly taken;
On their return to Rhegium they found that Pythodorus son of Isolochus, a general of the Athenians, had come to succeed to the command of the ships under Laches;