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Democles
(138 words)

(Δημοκλῆς; Dēmoklês).

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[1] Athenian, attempted to flee from erotic pursuit by Demetrius Poliorcetes

At the baths the Athenian D. saved himself as an ‘immature boy’ (παῖς ἄνηβος; paîs ánēbos) from erotic pursuit by  Demetrius [2] Poliorcetes by jumping into a kettle of boiling water but was killed as a result (Plut. Demetrios 24,2-6). D. is not identical with the defender of the sons of Lycurgus ag…

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Engels, Johannes (Cologne) and Weißenberger, Michael (Greifswald), “Democles”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e315030>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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