Adeimantus of Corinth
Adeimantus of Corinth (/ˈædiːˌmæntəs/; Greek: Ἀδείμαντος), son of Ocytus (Ὠκύτος), was the Corinthian commander during the invasion of Greece by Xerxes.[1] Before the Battle of Artemisium (480 BC) he threatened to sail away.
Adeimantus of Corinth | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Ἀδείμαντος |
| Allegiance | Corinthian |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Artemisium Battle of Salamis |
| Relations | Ocytus |
According to Suda, when Adeimantus called Themistocles a city-less man before the Battle of Salamis (because the Persians had destroyed Athens), the Themistocles responded: "Who is city-less, when he has 200 triremes?"[2]
According to the Athenians he took to flight at the very commencement of the battle, but this was denied by the Corinthians and the other Greeks.[3][4]
Adeimantus' son Aristeus was the Corinthian commander at the Battle of Potidaea in 432 BC.[5]
References
- Smith, William (1867), "Adeimantus (1)", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, pp. 18–19, archived from the original on 2009-10-18, retrieved 2007-10-13
- Suda, § al.453
- Herodotus, Histories viii. 5, 56, 61, 94
- Plutarch, Themistocles 11
- Clough, Arthur Hugh (1867), "Aristeus (1)", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, p. 297
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