Adeimantus of Corinth
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Adeimantus of Corinth | |
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| Native name | Ἀδείμαντος |
| Allegiance | Corinthian |
| Conflicts | Battle of Artemisium Battle of Salamis |
| Relations | Ocytus |
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.
According to the Suda, when Adeimantus called Themistocles a city-less man before the Battle of Salamis (because the Persians had destroyed Athens), 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
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- ^ Suda, § al.453
- ^ Herodotus, Histories viii. 5, 56, 61, 94
- ^ Plutarch, Themistocles 11
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