Cynaegirus
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Cynegirus or Cynaegirus ( or ; died 490 BC) was an ancient Greek general of Athens. His two brothers were the playwright Aeschylus and Ameinias, a hero of the battle of Salamis, while his sister was Philopatho (), the mother of the Athenian tragic poet Philokles. He was the son of Euphorion () from Eleusis and member of the Eupatridae, the ancient nobility of Attica.
Key facts
- Military person.name
- Cynaegirus
- Military person.native_name
- Κυνέγειρος or Κυναίγειρος
- Military person.native_name_lang
- Gr
- Military person.image
- The Battle of Marathon.jpg
- Military person.caption
- Cynaegirus grabbing a Persian ship at the Battle of Marathon (19th century illustration).
- Military person.death_date
- 490 BC
- Military person.birth_place
- Eleusis
- Military person.death_place
- Marathon
- Military person.allegiance
- Athens
- Military person.rank
- General
- Military person.battles
- Battle of Marathon
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Place of death
- Marathon
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Conflict
- Battle of Marathon
- Military rank
- strategos
- Image
- Cinegiro.jpg
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- date of death
- 0490-01-01
- cause of death
- Battle of Marathon
- date of birth
- 0600-01-01
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- P12749
- Firenzuola
- significant place
- Classical Athens
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Encyclopedic overview
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- The Battle of Marathon
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Cynegirus or Cynaegirus ( or ; died 490 BC) was an ancient Greek general of Athens. His two brothers were the playwright Aeschylus and Ameinias, a hero of the battle of Salamis, while his sister was Philopatho (), the mother of the Athenian tragic poet Philokles. He was the son of Euphorion () from Eleusis and member of the Eupatridae, the ancient nobility of Attica.
== The Battle of Marathon ==
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