A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

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impirtant reMaarks respecting the mythology of into prisoi till they should find security for a fine
E 1 41 -k I o-Af t-wount talants, but MeURI1e8s )sY1 rMiCec0 on cth
2. A native of Eleuai Wrugt, fuwgh yd byntba of Lsnutio rh hali RNr l ed to'e espe i n
Demosthenes as a witness in hbis speech against the tumulilt for which his acconipices were punished.
Callippus. HIe had had a dispute about some In the same year (218) Megaleas and Leontius
money transactions with Lycon. (Dem. in Cal- excited a mutiny at Corinth among thi troops of
lipp. p. 1241, ed. Reiske.) [C. P. M.] Philip. It was soon quelled; and, though the
ME'GACLES (MeyyatcAjs). 1. A Syracusan, king knew who had been the authors of it, he disbrother of Dion the son of Hipparinus, and brother- sembled his knowledge, and Megaleas and his chief
in-law of the elder Dionysius, to whose govern- accomplices were still holding high military rank
ment he lent his support, and on one occasion when when Apelles returned to court from Chalcis. The
the tyrant was inclined to despair, urged him not reception, however, of the latter proved that he had
to abandon the sovereignty until absolutely cornm- quite lost his master's confidence, and Megaleas fled
pelled to do so (Diod. xx. 78; but see Wesseling's in alarm to Athens; and being refused refuge
note). He, however, in common with his brother, there, betook himself to Thebes. Here he conbecame discontented at the government of the tinued his impotent and rancorous course of treason
younger Dionysius, and accompanied Dion in his by writing letters to the Aetolians, filled with
flight from Syracuse, B. c. 358 (Diod. xvi. 6). He abuse of Philip, and with strong exhortations to
afterwards also took part with him in his expedition them to persevere in the war against him, as his
to Sicily, and when Dion made himself master finances were exhausted. The letters were interof Syracuse, Megacles accompanied him on his cepted and brought to the king, who thereupon
triumphal entry into the city, and was associated despatched ALEXANDER [Vol 1. I. p. 112] to Thebes,
with him in the chief command (Plut. Dion, 28, to sue Megaleas for the amount of his fine; and the
29). But from this period his name is not again traitor, not venturing to abide the issue of the
mentioned. trial, put an end to his own life. (Pol. iv. 87, v.
2. An officer in the service of Pyrrhus, who 2, 14 —16, 25-28.) [E. E.]
accompanied that monarch on his expedition to MEGALO'STRATA (MeTyaXooTrpa'Ta), a LaceItaly, B. c. 280. He is mentioned as accompanying daemonian poetess, beloved by Alcman, the followPyrrhus when he reconnoitered the Roman camp ing fragment from whom contains all that is known
previous to the battle of Heracleia; and in that of her:
action was the means of saving the king's life, by ToW0' dcepv McWsVra eSlte.
exchanging armour with him, and thus directing iipov diccKatpa 7rappOeowv
the efforts of the assailants upon himself, instead d javed MeyaXhos'rpdia.
of Pyrrhus. He fell a victim to his devotion, (Aleman, Fr. ap. Atli. xiii. p. 600. f., No. 27 in
being slain by a Roman named Decius. (Plut. Welcker, 18 in Schneidewin's Delect. Poes. Gr-aec.,
Pyrrh. 16, 17; Zonar. viii. 3.) [E. H. B.] 21 in Bergk's Poet. Lyr. Graec.) [P. S.]
MEIGACLES (Me'yatKAs). 1. A name borne MEGAME'DE (Me-yapun77), a daughter of Arby several of the Athenian family of the Alcmaeo- naeus, and the wife of Thestius, by whom she benidae. They are enumerated in the genealogical came the mother of fifty daughters. (Apollod. ii.
table of that family in Vol. I. p. 105; and what is 4. ~ 10.) [L. S.]
known respecting those of any historical import- MEGANEIRA (Meycfdeipa). 1. A daughter.
ance will be found in the articles CYLON, PEISIS- of Crocon, and the wife of Areas. (Apollod. iii.
TRATUS, ALCIBIADES, &c., which are referred to in 9. ~ 1; comp. ARCeAs.)
the article ALCMAEONIDAE. 2. The wife of Celeus. (Paus. i. 39. ~ 1; comp.
2. A native of Mytilene, who, with the assist- METANEIRA.) [L. S.]
ance of his friends, overthrew the Penthalidae, a MEGAPENTHES (Meyacre'vis). 1. A son
ruling family in Mytilene. (Arist. Pol. v. 10. p. of Proetus, was king of Argos, and father of Anaxa1311, ed. Bekker.) goras and Iphianeira. (Paus. ii. 18. ~ 4; Diod.
3. A Greek writer, the author of a treatise on iv. 68.) He exchanged his dominion for that of
illustrious men, quoted by Athenaeus (x. p. 419, Perseus, so that the latter received Tiryns instead
a). [C. P. M.] of Argos. (Apollod. ii. 4. ~ 4; Pans. ii. 16. ~ 3.)
ME'GACLES (MeyaKAq7s), an architect of He is said to have afterwards slain Perseus.
unknown country and date, who, together with (Hygin. Fab. 244.)
Antiphilus and Pothaeus, built the treasury of 2. A son of Menelaus by an Aetolian slave,
the Carthaginians at Olympia. (Paus. vi. 19. Pieris or Teridae. Menelaus brought aboutamar~ 4.) [P. S.] riage between Megapenthes and a daughter of
MEGAERA. [ERINNrES.] Alector. (Hom. Od. iii. 188, iv. 11, xv. 100;
MEGA'LEAS (MeyaAeas), was chief secretary Apollod. iii. 11. ~ 1.) According to a tradition
to Antigonus Doson, king of Macedonia, who ap- current in Rhodes, Megapenthes, after the death
pointed him, by his will, to the same office under of his father, expelled Helen from Argos, and -she
Philip V., his ward and successor (B. c. 220). fled to Polyxo at Rhodes. (Paus. iii. 19. ~ 2;
Megaleas was entirely under the influence of comp. ii. 18. ~ 5, iii. 18. ~ 7.)
Apelles, and readily entered into his treasonable A third personage of this name occurs in Eustadesigns (B. c. 218), to baffle the operations of thins (ad Hone. p. 1480). [L. S.]
Philip in his war against the Aetolians. Their ME'GARA (Meydpa), a daughter of king Creon.
treachery, however, was counteracted by Aratus, of Thebes, and wife of Heracles. (Homrn. Od. xi.
and the latter accordingly was assailed with personal 269; Eurip. Here. Fur. 9; Apollod. ii. 4. ~ 11;
violence by Megaleas, Leontius, and Crinon, at Panus. i 41; Pind. Isthm. i. 82.) Respecting her
Limnaea, in Acarnania, when Philip had returned history see HERACLES. [L. S.]
thither from his successful campaign in Aetolia. MEGAREUS (Meyyapedvs), a son of Onchestus,
For this offence Megaleas and Crinon were thrown is also called a son- of Poseidon by Oencpe, of Hip