Abdemon (, ''gen''.: Αὐδήμονος), was a king of
Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...
towards the end of the 5th century BC. He was of
Phoenicia
Phoenicians were an Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples, ancient Semitic group of people who lived in the Phoenician city-states along a coastal strip in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily modern Lebanon and the Syria, Syrian ...
n origin and was born either in
Tyre or
Kition on Cyprus. Around 415 BC, Abdemon deposed the Phoenician ruler of
Salamis on Cyprus.
Evagoras, who allegedly came from a Greek dynasty (
Teucrids), had to leave the city and went into exile in
Soloi. However, Evagoras returned in 411 BC with his followers and was able to depose Abdemon.
[Isocrates or. 9. 26-32; Diodorus Siculus 14. 98. 1] Some coins of Abdemon have been found.
Notes
References
* Abdemon. In: ''Neuer Pauly'' (English: ''Brill's New Pauly''), vol. 1, 1996, col. 11-12.
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5th-century BC monarchs in Asia
5th-century BC Phoenician people
Kings of Salamis, Cyprus
Phoenician kings