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Abronychus

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Abronychus(Ancient Greek:Αβρώνυχος) was the son of Lysicles, anAthenian,and was stationed atThermopylaewith a vessel to communicate betweenLeonidasand the fleet atArtemisium.[1]He was subsequently sent as ambassador toSpartawithThemistoclesandAristeidesrespecting the fortifications of Athens after thePersian War.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^Smith, William(1867),"Abronychus",in Smith, William (ed.),Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology,vol. 1, Boston, MA, p. 3, archived fromthe originalon 2005-12-31,retrieved2007-09-08{{citation}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^Herodotus,Historiesviii. 21
  3. ^Thucydides,History of the Peloponnesian Wari. 91

This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Smith, William,ed. (1870). "Abronychus".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.