Acestorides

Acestorides (Greek Polytonic|Ακεστορίδης) is the name of several people from Classical history:

*Acestorides of Corinth (fl. 4th century BC) was a native of Corinth made supreme commander by the citizens of the Sicilian polis of Syracuse in 317 BC and banished Agathocles from the city. [Diodorus, xix. 5, [http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/Visualiseur?Destination=Gallica&O=NUMM-82232 p. 12] ] Citation
last = Smith
first = William
author-link = William Smith (lexicographer)
contribution = Acestorides (1) and (2)
editor-last = Smith
editor-first = William
title = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
volume = 1
pages = 7-8
publisher =
place = Boston
year = 1867
contribution-url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0016.html ]

*Another Acestorides, whose date is unknown, wrote four books of mythical stories relating to every city (polytonic|των κατά πόλιν μυθικων). In these he gave many real historical accounts, as well as those which were merely fantastical, but he entitled them polytonic|μυθικά ("myths") to avoid calumny and to indicate the pleasant nature of the work. It was compiled from Conon, Apollodorus, Protagoras and others. [Phot. "Bibl." cod. 189] [John Tzetzes, "Chiliades" vii. 144]

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