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Alcimenes

Alcimenes

Alcimenes (, Ancient Greek: Ἀλκιμένης, lit.'brave and strong' or 'mighty in strength and courage') can refer to a number of people in Greek mythology and history:

Mythology

History

  • Alcimenes, an Athenian comic poet, apparently a contemporary of Aeschylus. One of his pieces is supposed to have been titled "The Female Swimmers" (Κολυμβῶσαι). His works were greatly admired by Tynnichus, a younger contemporary of Aeschylus.
  • Alcimenes, a tragic writer who was a native of Megara, mentioned in the Suda.