Mares
Villam si quidem quæ dicitur Brinevallis, nec non et Mares et piscaturam in Tellis cum omni integritate, etc.
MARES
MARES(Μᾶρες), a tribe on the coast of Pontus, in the neighbourhood of the Mosynoeci. (Hecat. Fragm. 192; Hdt. 3.94.) Their armour, when serving in the army of Xerxes, is described by Herodotus (Hdt. 7.79) as having consisted of helmets of wicker-work, leather shields, and javelins. Later writers do not mention this tribe.
[L.S]Mares
(Μᾶρες). An Asiatic people dwelling on the southern coast of the Euxine, mentioned by Herodotus as serving in the army of Xerxes.
Mares
Mares, a tribe apparently on the S.E. coast of the Euxine
- tribute to Persia: Hdt. 3.94
- in Xerxes' army: Hdt. 7.79
- man-eating: of Diomedes brought by Herakles to Eurystheus: Apollod. 2.5.7, Apollod. 2.5.8
- do not breed in Elis: Paus. 5.5.2
- go mad on drinking water of a certain well: Paus. 9.8.2
- sacrificed and eaten by Sarmatians: Paus. 1.21.6
- search of Odysseus for his lost mares: Paus. 8.14.5ff.
- race between mares at Olympia: Paus. 5.9.2
- Demeter assumes form of mare: Paus. 8.25.5
- statue of victorious mare at Olympia: Paus. 6.13.9
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