Cĕbēs: of Thebes, a pupil of Socrates and a persona in Plato’s Phaedo. He is chiefly known for his (if it is his) symbolic picture or ‘table’ of human life.
Cĕrămeicus (-í-): a suburb without, and a broad street within, the west walls of Athens.
Cercópes: mythical gnomes, mischievous and thievish, who annoyed Heracles by their monkey-like tricks.
Chábrȋas: Athenian commander at various times between 392 and 357 B.C., gaining some successes by land and sea against the Spartans. An able tactician, adventurous, but of somewhat dissolute life.
Chalcis: chief town of Euboea (Negropont), once a most important commercial centre.
Charēs: Athenian general, of whose various operations we have records for 367-333 B.C. A man of little principle. He effected little against the Macedonians, and often followed independent and useless lines of action.
Chármȋdes: uncle of Plato, who names one of his Socratic dialogues after him. At the supposed date he was a beautiful and charming youth, and the discussion is upon ‘self-control’.
Chīlōn: of Lacedaemon: fl. c. 600-570 B.C. Poet and coiner of maxims, and shrewd man of affairs.
Chryséïs: captive woman assigned to Agamemnon; surrendered by him at the bidding of Apollo, in order to check a pestilence.
Cimōn: son of Miltiades, became prominent as a commander against the Persians in 477 B.C. His chief exploit was the victory of Eurymedon, 466 B.C. A handsome, liberal, affable, but somewhat self-indulgent person.