Aristomenes (died 631 BC) was, for hundreds of years, the favorite folk hero of Sparta's enemies throughout Greece. He is credited with great bravery in his wars against the Spartans, especially the Second Messenian War, and numerous dramatic escapes and other escapades. At one point he was said to have been captured by the Spartans and thrown into a deep cavern, known as Caiadas, to be left for dead. According to legend, he escaped by following a fox out of a hole (as seen here). The caption of the images reads: Aristomenes freed by fox. Aristomenes of Messene was a brave general and the mos
Aristomenes (died 631 BC) was, for hundreds of years, the favorite folk hero of Sparta's enemies throughout Greece. He is credited with great bravery in his wars against the Spartans, especially the Second Messenian War, and numerous dramatic escapes and other escapades. At one point he was said to have been captured by the Spartans and thrown into a deep cavern, known as Caiadas, to be left for dead. According to legend, he escaped by following a fox out of a hole (as seen here). The caption of the images reads: Aristomenes freed by fox. Aristomenes of Messene was a brave general and the most dangerous foe of the early Spartans. Once they captured him with fifty comrades and threw the prisoners into a deep pit. All were killed by the fall except Aristomenes, and he seemed sure to die of starvation, for there was no way of climbing out. At last he saw a fox among the dead bodies and pursuing it, even clinging to its tail say some, he was led through a small and winding cleft under the rocks to freedom.
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