Echembrotus ( el, Ἐχέμβροτος) was an ancient
Arcadian Greek
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lyricist and poet. According to
Pausanias Pausanias ( el, Παυσανίας) may refer to:
*Pausanias of Athens, lover of the poet Agathon and a character in Plato's ''Symposium''
*Pausanias the Regent, Spartan general and regent of the 5th century BC
* Pausanias of Sicily, physician of t ...
, Echembrotus offered a bronze tripod to
Heracles
Heracles ( ; grc-gre, Ἡρακλῆς, , glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptiv ...
when the latter won at the Amphictyonic Games.
[Pausanias. '']Description of Greece
Pausanias ( /pɔːˈseɪniəs/; grc-gre, Παυσανίας; c. 110 – c. 180) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD. He is famous for his ''Description of Greece'' (, ), a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece ...
'', 10.7.6 - ''Echemrotus of Arcadia dedicated this pleasant gift to Heracles, When he won a victory at the games of the Amphictyons, Singing for the Greeks tunes and lamentations.''
References
External links
Echembrotus Inscription- Echembrotus Inscription from Demonax
Ancient Arcadian poets
Ancient Greek lyric poets
Heracles
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