Adeimantus of Corinth (; el, Ἀδείμαντος), son of Ocytus (Ὠκύτος), was the

Corinth Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part o ...

ian commander during the invasion of Greece by Xerxes. Before the

Battle of Artemisium The Battle of Artemisium or Artemision was a series of naval engagements over three days during the second Persian invasion of Greece. The battle took place simultaneously with the land battle at Thermopylae, in August or September 480 BC, off t ...

(480 BC) he threatened to sail away. According to

Suda The ''Suda'' or ''Souda'' (; grc-x-medieval, Σοῦδα, Soûda; la, Suidae Lexicon) is a large 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Soudas (Σούδας) or Souidas ...

, when Adeimantus called

Themistocles Themistocles (; grc-gre, Θεμιστοκλῆς; c. 524–459 BC) was an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of non-aristocratic politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy. A ...

a city-less man before the

Battle of Salamis The Battle of Salamis ( ) was a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes in 480 BC. It resulted in a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks. The battle was ...

(because the Persians had destroyed Athens), the Themistocles responded: "Who is city-less, when he has 200 triremes?" According to the

Athenians Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates a ...

he took to flight at the very commencement of the battle, but this was denied by the Corinthians and the other Greeks. Adeimantus' son

Aristeus Aristeus ( grc, Ἀριστέας), son of Adeimantus (Ἀδείμαντος; ''Adeímantos''), was a Corinthian general who commanded the expedition to Potidaea in 432 BC. After the Athenians broke a truce with the Corinthians at Sybota, his p ...

was the Corinthian commander at the

Battle of Potidaea The Battle of Potidaea was fought in 432 BC between Athens and a combined army from Corinth and Potidaea, along with their various allies. Along with the Battle of Sybota, it was one of the catalysts for the Peloponnesian War. Background Pot ...

in 432 BC.

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{{reflist Ancient Corinthians 5th-century BC Greek people Battle of Salamis Battle of Artemisium Soldiers of ancient Corinth Greek people of the Greco-Persian Wars Ancient Greek generals