Abronychus

Abronychus

Abronychus (Greek polytonic|Αβρώνυχος) was the son of Lysicles, an Athenian, and was stationed at Thermopylae with a vessel to communicate between Leonidas and the fleet at Artemisium. [Citation
last = Smith
first = William
author-link = William Smith (lexicographer)
contribution = Abronychus
editor-last = Smith
editor-first = William
title = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
volume = 1
pages = 3
publisher =
place = Boston, MA
year = 1867
contribution-url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0012.html
] He was subse­quently sent as ambassador to Sparta with Themistocles and Aristeides respecting the fortifications of Athens after the Persian War. [Herodotus, "Histories" viii. 21] [Thucydides, "History of the Peloponnesian War" i. 91]

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