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Gelon of Syracuse

Gelo

also: Gelo, Gelon

The tyrant of Syracuse (early 5th century BC) who, from the spoils of the Carthaginians, adorned the statue of Olympian Jupiter with a heavy golden cloak. Cotta mentions him in the story of Dionysius's temple-robbing jokes.

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On the Nature of the Gods philosophy · 1 mention

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