Aristomachus

In Greek mythology, Aristomachus (Ancient Greek: Ἀριστόμαχος) is a name that may refer to:

• One of the sons of Talaus. He is the father of Hippomedon.^[1]
• One of the Heracleidae, son of Cleodaeus, a great-grandson of Heracles. He led an attempt to capture Mycenae during the reign of Tisamenus, but, having misinterpreted the oracle, failed and fell in the battle.^[2][3] He is the father of Temenus, Cresphontes and Aristodemus.^[4][5]
• One of the suitors of Hippodamia before Pelops, was killed by Oenomaus.^[6]

Historic People

• Aristomachos the Elder, died 240 BC, a tyrant of the ancient Greek city of Argos
• Aristomachos of Argos, died 223 BC, second son of the previous, a tyrant of the city of Argos and strategos of the Achaean League
• Aristomachus of Croton, c. 215 BC, a democratic leader who betrayed the town of Croton in Magna Graecia

References

1. Bibliotheca 1. 9. 13 & 3. 6. 3
2. Bibliotheca 2. 8. 2
3. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 7. 6
4. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 18. 7
5. Herodotus, Histories, 6. 52
6. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 6. 21. 11

Sources

• William Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology: Aristomachus