Theras
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Theras was an informant and a friend of the Athenian sculptor Phidias.
Biography
A long time friend of Phidias, Theras resided on the Greek island of Seriphos during the Peloponnesian War. In 431 BCE, when Phidias learned that his life was under threat, Phidias sent out a word to Theras to meet him at the Chora. A while later, Theras received both Phidias and the misthios Kassandra, the latter escorting the former out of Athens through the Port of Piraeus. In gratitude for saving his friend's life, Theras gave Kassandra a letter written by Brison, a member of the Delian League branch of the Cult of Kosmos. Theras and his companions had intercepted it, and hoped that it would help Kassandra on her quest to destroy the Cult.[1]
After Kassandra met with Isu member Aletheia on the Island of Triton, she wwas tasked with finding Theras on Seriphos. She rescued him from Cult of Kosmos members. Theras told her about several symbols he found in tombs and about the fate of Phidias.[2]
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