Cynaegirus

Cynaegirus
Cynaegirus grabbing a Persian ship at the Battle of Marathon (19th century illustration).
Native name	Κυνέγειρος or Κυναίγειρος
Born	Eleusis
Died	490 BC Marathon
Allegiance	Athens
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Battle of Marathon
Memorials	At Elefsina there is a monument dedicated to him He was portrayed among the Athenian gods and heroes at the wall‐paintings on the Stoa Poikile
Relations	Aeschylus (brother) Ameinias (brother) Philopatho (sister) Philocles (nephew) Euphorion (father)

Cynegirus or Cynaegirus /ˌsɪnəˈdʒaɪrəs/ (Ancient Greek: Κυνέγειρος Kunégeiros or Κυναίγειρος Kunaígeiros; died 490 BC) was an ancient Greek general of Athens and had three siblings. His two brothers were the playwright Aeschylus and Ameinias, hero of the battle of Salamis, while his sister was Philopatho (Greek: Φιλοπαθώ), the mother of the Athenian tragic poet Philokles. He was the son of Euphorion (Greek: Εὐφορίων) from Eleusis and member of the Eupatridae, the ancient nobility of Attica.^[1]