Cynaegirus

Cynegirus or Cynaegirus /ˌsɪnəˈdʒaɪrəs/ (Ancient Greek: Κυνέγειρος Kunégeiros or Κυναίγειρος Kunaígeiros; died 490 BC) was an ancient Greek general of Athens and had three siblings. His two brothers were the playwright Aeschylus and Ameinias, hero of the battle of Salamis, while his sister was Philopatho (Greek: Φιλοπαθώ), the mother of the Athenian tragic poet Philokles. He was the son of Euphorion (Greek: Εὐφορίων) from Eleusis and member of the Eupatridae, the ancient nobility of Attica.

Cynaegirus
Cynaegirus grabbing a Persian ship at the Battle of Marathon (19th century illustration).
Native name
Κυνέγειρος or Κυναίγειρος
BornEleusis
Died490 BC
Marathon
AllegianceAthens
RankGeneral
Battles/warsBattle of Marathon
Memorials
  • At Elefsina there is a monument dedicated to him
  • He was portrayed among the Athenian gods and heroes at the wall‐paintings on the Stoa Poikile
Relations
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