Agasias of Arcadia

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

For others with this name, see Agasias.

Agasias (Gr. Ἀγασίας) was a Stymphalian of Arcadia[1] who was frequently mentioned by Xenophon as a brave and active officer in the army of the Ten Thousand.[2] He was an acquaintance of both Hieron and Xenophon. In his youth, he achieved an Olympic victory, and hired Pindar to compose a song of celebration.[3] He was wounded while fighting against Asidates.[4][5]

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.

Use <references />, or <references group="..." />

Sources

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Stub icon

This Ancient Greek biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
  1. ↑ Xenophon, Anabasis iv. 1. § 27
  2. ↑ Xenophon, Anabasis iv. 7. § 11. v. 2. § 15, &c.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Xenophon, Anabasis vii. 8. §19
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Agasias_of_Arcadia&oldid=597617784"