Akastos (son of Medon)
Akastus , the son of Medon , became (according to the still very mythical tradition) after the death of his father Archon of Athens . According to the chronicle of the late antique church father Eusebius of Caesarea , there should have been a wave of emigration to Ionia during the reign of Akastus . Allegedly Homer was also among the emigrants.
Aristotle states in his Athenaion politeia that, according to some, the office of archon was only introduced with Akastos, because the archons would have to swear to conduct their official business "as in the days of Akastos".
After Akastos, his son Archippus was elected Archon.
swell
- Eusebius, Chronikon 1, 184
- Aristotle, Athenaion politeia 3
literature
- Adolf Wilhelm : Akastos 4 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Sp. 1158.
Remarks
- ↑ According to Tatian , Speech to the Confessors of Hellenism, 31 this emigration only took place under Archippus, the son of Akastus.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Medon | Ruler of Attica | Archippos |