Editing Periander (section)

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Periander was the second tyrant of [[Corinth]]<ref name=britannica>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Periander|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/451629/Periander|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]}}</ref> and the son of [[Cypselus]], the founder of the Cypselid dynasty. Because of his father, he was called Cypselides (Κυψελίδης).<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DC%3Aentry+group%3D126%3Aentry%3DCypselus2 Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Cypsĕlus]</ref>
Cypselus’ wife was named Cratea. There were rumors that she and her son, Periander, slept together.<ref name=classicpersuasion /> Periander married Lyside (whom he often referred to as Melissa), daughter of Procles and Eristenea of [[Epidaurus]].<ref name=classicpersuasion /> They had two sons: Cypselus, who was said to be weak-minded, and [[Lycophron of Corinth|Lycophron]], a man of intelligence.<ref name=classicpersuasion /> According to the book ''[[Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers]]'', Periander, in a fit of rage, kicked his wife or threw her down a set of stairs so hard that she was killed.<ref name=classicpersuasion /><ref name=gentleman /> Greek historian [[Herodotus]] has alluded to suggestions that Periander had [[necrophilia|defiled the corpse of his wife]], employing a metaphor: "Periander baked his bread in a cold oven".<ref>Herodotus ''[[Histories (Herodotus)|The Histories]]'', 5.92g</ref> Grief for his mother and anger at his father drove Lycophron to take refuge in [[Corcyra]].<ref name=gentleman>{{cite book|last=Gentleman of Cambridge|title=The history of Periander, King of Corinth|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/retrieve.do?scale=0.33&docLevel=FASCIMILE&prodId=ECCO&tabID=T001&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&inPS=true&userGroupName=nysl_ce_colgul&docId=CW3325254531&currentPosition=1&workId=1288700300&relevancePageBatch=CW125254528&contentSet=ECCOArticles&callistoContentSet=ECCOArticles&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&reformatPage=N&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&scale=0.33&pageIndex=5&orientation=&showLOI=&quickSearchTerm=&stwFuzzy=&doDirectDocNumSearch=false&searchId=|publisher=printed: and sold by J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane|year=1731}}</ref> When Periander was much older and looking to have his successor at his side, he sent for Lycophron.<ref name=classicpersuasion />  When the people of Corcyra heard of this, they killed Lycophron rather than let him depart.  The death of his son caused Periander to fall into a despondency that eventually led to his death.<ref name=classicpersuasion />  Periander was succeeded by his nephew, Psammetichus, who ruled for just three years and was the last of the Cypselid tyrants.<ref>{{cite web|title=Corinth, Ancient|url=http://www.hellenicaworld.com/Greece/Geo/en/AncientCorinth.html|website=www.hellenicaworld.com}}</ref>