Ismenias
Ismēnĭas, ae, m., = Ἰσμηνίας.
- A celebrated Theban flute-player, Ap. Deo Socr. p. 53; Plin. 37, 1, 3, § 6.—
- II A Theban general, Nep. Pelop. 5, 1; Just. 5, 9, 6.
Ismēnias, -nis, -nius, s. Ismēnus.
Ismēnĭās, (15) æ, m. , célèbre musicien de Thèbes : Plin. 37, 6 || nom dʼun chef des Béotiens : Nep. Pel. 5, 1 ; Just. 5, 9, 6.
Ismenias
(Ἰσμηνίας). (1) A celebrated musician of Thebes. When he was taken prisoner by the Scythians, Atheas, the king of the country, observed that he liked the neighing of his horse better than all the music of Ismenias.
(2) A Theban general, sent to Persia on an embassy by his countrymen. As none were admitted into the king's presence without prostrating themselves at his feet, Ismenias, when he was introduced, dropped his ring, and the motion he made to recover it from the ground being mistaken for the required homage, Ismenias had a satisfactory audience with the monarch (Aelian, V. H. i. 21).
Ismenias
Ismenias, a Theban
- bribed by Persians: Paus. 3.9.8