Cynegeirus

Cynaegirus in Wikipedia

Cynegeirus or Cynaegeirus (Greek: Κυνέγειρος or Κυναίγειρος, ?-490 B.C.) was an ancient Greek hero of Athens and brother of the playwright Aeschylus. He was the son of Euphorion from Eleusis and member of the Eupatridae, the ancient nobility of Attica.[1] In 490 B.C. Cynegeirus and his brother Aeschylus, fought to defend Athens against Darius's in...

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Cynaegīrus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

（Κυναίγειρος). An Athenian, celebrated for his courage. He was brother to the poet Aeschylus. After the battle of Marathon (B.C. 490) he pursued the flying Persians to their ships, and seized one of their vessels with his right hand, which was immediately severed by the enemy. Upon this he seized the vessel with his left hand, and when he had lost ...

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