1) Greek rebel
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https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/aristomenes
Aristomenes was a king of Messenia, celebrated for his struggle with the Spartans in the Messenian Wars, and his resistance to them on Mount Ira for 11 years. At length the mountain fell to the enemy, while he escaped and was snatched up by the gods; he died at Rhodes. He was worshipped as a hero in Messenia and other places. He is also, according...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristomenes
traditional hero of an unsuccessful revolt against the Spartans by the Messenians, who had been enslaved by Sparta in the 8th century . Although ...
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/100
Hero of the second Messenian War. Like that of
Aristodemus, his story belongs to legend rather than to history. After some success he was taken prisoner and condemned to death, but escaped and...
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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