Podarkes
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Podarkes the Cruel (died 420s BCE), also called King of the Silver Islands, was a member of the Delian League branch of the Cult of Kosmos, who governed the Silver Islands during the Peloponnesian War.
Biography
Podarkes earned his epithet 'the Cruel' through his deeds when he overtook the rule of the Silver Islands, as well as during his reign.[1]
Years before the Peloponnesian War, Podarkes was involved with Dianthe, and fathered Kyra with her. During the girl's early childhood, Dianthe visited Podarkes often at his residence with Kyra, and attempted to make him a part of her life. Podarkes paid her well to keep Kyra's parentage secret, but Dianthe was not content with that. Ultimately, Dianthe brought Podarkes a wooden doll Kyra had made, engraved with the letter 'P' for pater, father in Greek.[2]
For Podarkes, that was apparently the final straw, and he had his servant, Otonia, deliver Dianthe a letter warning Dianthe to keep quiet and stop visiting him, or he would "send you both to Hades." Either Dianthe refused to let even this hinder her, or else Podarkes wanted to make sure to rid himself of the problem she and her daughter were to him, and he sent Athenian soldiers to kill them. He had Otonia lead them to Dianthe's home, where they skewered Dianthe with a spear in front of Kyra's eyes, and attempted to kill her, too. Otonia, however, stood up to them, and with her aid, Kyra managed to flee.[2]
When the Peloponnesian War begun, Podarkes openly allied the Silver Islands with Athens' Delian League.[1]
For the first time in quite a while, the Cult of Kosmos gathered at their shrine under the Sanctuary of Delphi.[2] Podarkes was there, too, and afterwards sent a letter to a fellow Cultist and a member of the Delian League branch, Brison, telling him that he wanted Brison at the Silver Islands, fighting by Podarkes' side.[1]
Trivia
- The name Podarkes was actually the original name for Priam, the mythological king of Troy during the Trojan War.
Appearance
Reference
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