Ariphron (;
Gr. ) was the name of several people from ancient Greek history:
*Ariphron, the father of
Xanthippus
Xanthippus (; el, Ξάνθιππος, ; c. 525-475 BC) was a wealthy Athenian politician and general during the early part of the 5th century BC. His name means "Yellow Horse." He was the son of Ariphron and father of Pericles. A marriage to ...
, and grandfather of
Pericles
Pericles (; grc-gre, Περικλῆς; c. 495 – 429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens. He was prominent and influential in Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Pelo ...
, both prominent
Athenian
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statesmen. He was associated with the
Alcmaeonid
The Alcmaeonidae or Alcmaeonids ( grc-gre, Ἀλκμαιωνίδαι ; Attic: ) were a wealthy and powerful noble family of ancient Athens, a branch of the Neleides who claimed descent from the mythological Alcmaeon, the great-grandson of Nesto ...
family.
*Ariphron, the brother of
Pericles
Pericles (; grc-gre, Περικλῆς; c. 495 – 429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens. He was prominent and influential in Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Pelo ...
.
*Ariphron of
Sicyon, a Greek poet, and the author of a
paean
A paean () is a song or lyric poem expressing triumph or thanksgiving. In classical antiquity, it is usually performed by a chorus, but some examples seem intended for an individual voice ( monody). It comes from the Greek παιάν (also πα ...
to health (), which has been preserved by
Athenaeus
Athenaeus of Naucratis (; grc, Ἀθήναιος ὁ Nαυκρατίτης or Nαυκράτιος, ''Athēnaios Naukratitēs'' or ''Naukratios''; la, Athenaeus Naucratita) was a Greek rhetorician and grammarian, flourishing about the end of th ...
. The beginning of the poem is quoted by
Lucian and
Maximus of Tyre
Maximus of Tyre ( el, Μάξιμος Τύριος; fl. late 2nd century AD), also known as Cassius Maximus Tyrius, was a Greek rhetorician and philosopher who lived in the time of the Antonines and Commodus, and who belongs to the trend of the Se ...
. It is also printed in
Bergk's ''Poetae Lyrici Graeci''.
Theodor Bergk
Theodor Bergk (22 May 181220 July 1881) was a German philologist, an authority on classical Greek poetry.
Biography
He was born in Leipzig as the son of Johann Adam Bergk. After studying at the University of Leipzig, where he profited by the ins ...
, ''Poetae Lyrici Graeci'' p. 841
*Ariphron, an
Archon of Athens, reigning in the 9th century BC.
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