Lycophron of Corinth
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In Greek
history, Lycophron of Corinth was a son of the Corinthian tyrant
Periander
. He was exiled by Periander in the 7th century BC when he found out Periander had killed his mother Melissa. He refused to return to Corinth unless Periander abdicated. Lycophron was killed by the inhabitants of Corcyra.
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history, Lycophron of Corinth was a son of the Corinthian tyrant
Tyrant
A tyrant was originally one who illegally seized and controlled a governmental power in a polis. Tyrants were a group of individuals who took over many Greek poleis during the uprising of the middle classes in the sixth and seventh centuries BC, ousting the aristocratic governments.Plato and...
Periander
Periander
Periander was the second tyrant of Corinth, Greece in the 7th century BC. He was the son of the first tyrant, Cypselus. Periander succeeded his father in 627 BC. He died in 585 BC....
. He was exiled by Periander in the 7th century BC when he found out Periander had killed his mother Melissa. He refused to return to Corinth unless Periander abdicated. Lycophron was killed by the inhabitants of Corcyra.