[♦] ‘sevevely’ replaced with ‘severely’
Telesia, a town of Campania, taken by Annibal. Livy, bk. 21, ch. 13; bk. 24, ch. 20.
Telesĭcles, a Parian, father to the poet Archilochus by a slave called Enippo. Ælian, Varia Historia, bk. 10, ch. 13.
Telesilla, a lyric poetess of Argos, who bravely defended her country against the Lacedæmonians, and obliged them to raise the siege. A statue was raised to her honour in the temple of Venus. Pausanias, bk. 2, ch. 20.
Telesinicus, a Corinthian auxiliary at Syracuse, &c. Polyænus, bk. 5.
Telesīnus, a general of the Samnites, who joined the interest of Marius, and fought against the generals of Sylla. He marched towards Rome and defeated Sylla with great loss. He was afterwards routed in a bloody battle, and left in the number of the slain, after he had given repeated proofs of valour and courage. Plutarch, Sulla, &c.——A poet of considerable merit in Domitian’s reign. Juvenal, satire 7, li. 25.
Telesippus, a poor man of Pheræ, father to the tyrant Dinias. Polyænus, bk. 2.
Telestagŏras, a man of Naxos, whose daughters were ravished by some of the nobles of the island, in consequence of which they were expelled by the direction of Lygdamis, &c. Athenæus, bk. 8.
Telestas, a son of Priam. Apollodorus, bk. 3, ch. 12.——An athlete of Messenia. Pausanias, bk. 6, ch. 14.——A king of Corinth, who died 779 B.C.
Telestes, a dithyrambic poet, who flourished B.C. 402.