Peisistratus
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Peisistratos or Peisistratus or Pisistratus (Ancient Greek: Πεισίστρατος),[1] traditionally pronounced /paɪ'sɪ.stɹə.təs/ in English, is the name of several personalities of the ancient Greek world.
- Peisistratos (Athens), tyrant of Athens at various times between 561 BCE and 528 BCE.
- Peisistratus (Orchomenus), king of Arcadian Orchomenus during the Peloponnesian War
- Peisistratus (Odyssey), in Greek mythology, a son of Nestor character who appears in The Odyssey
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- ^ The misspellings Psistratus, Peistratus, and Pesistratus are sometimes found.