Thrasydaeus
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 6 anchored passages
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Pythian
The Theban victor honored in Pythian 11, winner of a third wreath at the Cirrhan (Pythian) games, son of a father who was himself a Pythian victor.
With their chariots they were victorious long ago;
now to the father, who was a Pythian victor, now to his son Thrasydaeus.
And at Pytho, when they entered the naked footrace, they put to shame the Hellenic host with their speed.
Hellenica
Leader of the Elean democratic commons who survived an assassination attempt, defeated the pro-Spartan conspirators, and later negotiated peace with Lacedaemon.
And when Thrasydaeus put himself at their head and led the way, a battle took place in which the commons were victorious, and those who had undertaken the slaughter were forced to flee to the Lacedaemonians.
But in the course of the following summer Thrasydaeus sent to Lacedaemon and agreed to tear down the walls of Phea and Cyllene, to leave the Triphylian towns of Phrixa and Epitalium independent, likewise the Letrinians, Amphidolians, and Marganians, and besides these the Acrorians and the town of Lasion, which was claimed by the Arcadians.
and having killed, among others, a man who resembled Thrasydaeus, the leader of the commons, they supposed that they had killed Thrasydaeus himself, so that the commons lost heart entirely and kept quiet, while the men engaged in the slaughter supposed that everything was already accomplished and their sympathizers gathered under arms in the market-place.