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Headword:
Ὀθρυάδας
Adler number: omicron,86
Translated headword: Othryadas, Othruadas
Vetting Status: low
Translation: One of the 300 picked-men who fought at Thyrea. He remained unnoticed amongst the corpses, wounded, once the Argive survivors Alkenor and Chromios[1] had left. After himself stripping the Argive corpses and setting up a [victory-]trophy [?stained?] with human blood, he immediately died and became the cause of the Spartans again disputing possession of Thyrea and beating their competitors for it.
Greek Original:Ὀθρυάδας: τῶν τ# λογάδων εἷς, τῶν ἐπὶ Θυραίᾳ μαχεσαμένων: ὃς ἐν τοῖς νεκροῖς τραυματίας λαθών, ἀναχωρησάντων Ἀλκήνορος καὶ Χρομίου, οἳ τῶν Ἀργείων περιεσώθησαν, αὐτὸς σκυλεύσας τοὺς Ἀργείων νεκροὺς καὶ τρόπαιον ἀναστήσας ἀνθρωπείῳ αἵματι ἐτελεύτησεν εὐθὺς καὶ αἴτιος ἐγένετο Λακεδαιμονίοις τοῦ πάλιν ἀμφισβητῆσαι περὶ Θυραίας καὶ ἀγωνισαμένους νικῆσαι.
Notes:
A summary -- from
Aelian, Adler suggests -- of
Herodotus 1.82 (Web address 1). For a different tradition about Othryadas see Paus. 2.20.7 (Web address 2). This "Battle of the Champions" took place in the mid C6 BCE.
[1] Chromios:
chi 531.
Reference:
W.K. Pritchett, The Greek State at War, ii (Berkeley & Los Angeles 1974) chap.13, at pp.249-50.
Associated internet addresses:
Web address 1
Web address 2
Keywords: biography; historiography; history; military affairs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 7 October 2001@06:13:06.
Vetted by:Elizabeth Vandiver (Added alternative spelling of headword; added links; raised status) on 3 September 2003@10:11:35.
David Whitehead (x-ref; keyword; cosmetics) on 3 September 2003@10:16:31.
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