Agasias of Arcadia
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Agasias was a Stymphalian of Arcadia
who was frequently mentioned by Xenophon
as a brave and active officer in the army of the Ten Thousand. He was an acquaintance of both Hieron
and Xenophon. In his youth, he achieved an Olympic victory, and hired Pindar
to compose a song of celebration. He was wounded while fighting against Asidates.
Arcadia
Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...
who was frequently mentioned by Xenophon
Xenophon
Xenophon , son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates...
as a brave and active officer in the army of the Ten Thousand. He was an acquaintance of both Hieron
Hiero I of Syracuse
Hieron I was the son of Deinomenes, the brother of Gelon and tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily from 478 to 467 BC. In succeeding Gelon, he conspired against a third brother Polyzelos. During his reign, he greatly increased the power of Syracuse...
and Xenophon. In his youth, he achieved an Olympic victory, and hired Pindar
Pindar
Pindar , was an Ancient Greek lyric poet. Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved. Quintilian described him as "by far the greatest of the nine lyric poets, in virtue of his inspired magnificence, the beauty of his thoughts and figures, the rich...
to compose a song of celebration. He was wounded while fighting against Asidates.