Pnytagoras (son of Euagoras)
Pnytagoras (old Greek Πνυταγόρας; † 374 / .. 373 BC ) was the son of I. Evagoras , the king of the Cypriot city-state of Salamis . He was intended as heir to the throne and supported his father in his elevation against the Persians . He defended Salamis in 381 BC. After the lost sea battle at Kition , when his father fled to Egypt.
Both father and son are said to have had a relationship with the daughter of the conspirator Nikokreon . Pnytagoras was apparently the father of her son Pnytagoras , who would later become king of Salamis. Pnytagoras and his father Euagoras were murdered by the eunuch Thrasydaios . The king's successor was Pnytagoras' brother Nicocles .
literature
- Hans Volkmann : Pnytagoras 1. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 4, Stuttgart 1972, Col. 960.
- Josef Wiesehöfer : Pnytagoras 1. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 9, Metzler, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-476-01479-7 , Sp. 1185.
Remarks
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pnytagoras |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Heir to the throne of the King of Salamis in Cyprus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 374/373 BC Chr. |