Theagenes (), also spelled Theogenes, is a masculine given name which may refer to:

People

:''Ordered chronologically.'' *

Theagenes of Megara Theagenes of Megara () ruled the ancient Greek city of Megara in the seventh century BC. The only sources for his life are anecdotes recorded by authors several centuries after his death, whose reliability is uncertain. Although very little is known ...

, 7th century BC tyrant of Megara *

Theagenes of Rhegium Theagenes of Rhegium (, ''Theagenēs ho Rhēginos''; ''fl.'' 529–522 BC) was a Greek literary critic of the 6th century BC from Rhegium (modern Reggio Calabria), in Magna Graecia. Theagenes's writings are lost, the only information about his lif ...

(), Greek literary critic * Theagenes of Thasos, 5th century BC Greek boxer * Theagenes (patrician) (), Athenian politician, Roman senator and archon * Theagenes, an Athenian who was appointed with

Cleon Cleon (; ''Kleon'' ; died 422 BCE) was an Athenian politician and general (''strategos'') during the Peloponnesian War. The son of Cleaenetus, a wealthy tanner, Cleon was among the first prominent Athenian politicians of the 5th century BCE to ...

in 425 BC to go to

Pylos Pylos (, ; ), historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of ...

and investigate the truth of the tidings of the difficulties of the blockade of

Sphacteria Sphacteria ( - ''Sfaktiria'') also known as Sphagia (Σφαγία) is a small island at the entrance to the bay of Pylos in the Peloponnese, Greece. It was the site of three battles: *the 425 BC Battle of Sphacteria in the Peloponnesian war. *th ...

, according to Thucydides (though Cleon persuaded the people to abandon the inquiry. huc. iv. 27 It is possible that this Theagenes is the person who is mentioned by Aristophanes (Vesp. 1183), and who, the scholiast tells us, was an Acharnian (Arnold, ad Thuc. I.e.). A man of the same name is satirized also by Aristophanes (Pax, 894) for his swinish propensities. (See also Arist. Av. 822, 1127, 1295, Lys. 63, with the Scholia.) * Theagenes, one of the Athenian ambassadors who set forth to Darius Nothus in 408 BC, under promise of a safe conduct from Pharnabazus. The satrap however detained them in custody at the instance of Cyrus, and he could not obtain leave to release them until after the lapse of three years. * Theogenes, appointed in 404 BC one of the

Thirty Tyrants The Thirty Tyrants (, ''hoi triákonta týrannoi'') were an oligarchy that briefly ruled Classical Athens, Athens from 404 BC, 404 BCE to 403 BC, 403 BCE. Installed into power by the Sparta, Spartans after the Athenian surrender in the Peloponnesian ...

who ruled Athens with a brutal hand, possibly the same person as the ambassador above * Theagenes of Thebes (died 338 BC), last commander of the

Sacred Band of Thebes The Sacred Band of Thebes (Ancient Greek: , ) was an elite heavy infantry of select soldiers, allegedly consisting of 150 pairs of Homosexuality in ancient Greece, male couples which formed the elite force of the Ancient Thebes (Boeotia), Theba ...

* Theagenes of Patras, 2nd century Cynic philosopher * Theogenes, Egyptian Greek husband of Oenanthe of Egypt (died 203 BC) * Theogenes, a noted Greek mathematician and astrologer who cast a horoscope for Augustus Caesar * Theagenes (historian), historian of unknown date * Saint Theogenes (died c. 262), first bishop of Hippo, saint and martyr * Saint Theogenes (died c. 320), bishop of

Parium Parium (or Parion; ) was a Greek city of Adrasteia in Mysia on the Hellespont. Its bishopric was a suffragan of Cyzicus, the metropolitan see of the Roman province of Hellespontus. History Founded in 709 B.C., the ancient city of Parion is lo ...

, saint and martyr * Theagenes, bishop of

Lysias Lysias (; ; c. 445 – c. 380 BC) was a Logographer (legal), logographer (speech writer) in ancient Greece. He was one of the ten Attic orators included in the "Alexandrian Canon" compiled by Aristophanes of Byzantium and Aristarchus of Samothrac ...

who attended the Council of Sardica in 344

Fictional characters

* Theagenes, a protagonist of the ancient Greek novel ''

Aethiopica The ''Aethiopica'' (; , , 'Ethiopian Stories') or ''Theagenes and Chariclea'' (; , ) is an ancient Greek novel which has been dated to the 220s or 370s AD. It was written by Heliodorus of Emesa and is his only known work. Author The author of t ...

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