Aegyptus. Brother of Danaus, who for fear of him fled with his fifty daughters from Libya to Argos.
Aenianes. An insignificant Greek tribe south of Thessaly.
Aeschines (1). Born 389 B.C. The great rival of Demosthenes. Son of a humble elementary schoolmaster. Accused by Timarchus, retorted by convicting him of immorality. According to Demosthenes, was in the pay of Philip of Macedon, and a traitor to Athens.
Aeschines (2). A philosopher, pupil of Socrates, and author of dialogues.
Aëtion. A painter, probably contemporary with Lucian, and not to be identified with the Aëtion (flourished 350 B.C.) mentioned by Pliny.
Agamemnon. King of Mycenae and leader of the Greeks against Troy. After his return, was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her paramour Aegisthus. His son Orestes and daughter Electra, with Pylades, avenged him.
Agathobulus. Unknown philosopher, teacher of Demonax and Peregrine.
Agathon. Athenian tragic poet, friend of Euripides and Plato.
Agēnor. King of Phoenicia, son of Posidon, father of Cadmus and Europa.