# Alcmaeon

> Alcmaeon was son of Megacles, who was guilty of sacrilege with respect to the followers of Cylon, was invited by Croesus, king of Lydia, to Sardis in consequence of the services he had rendered to an embassy sent by Croesus to consult the Delphic oracle. On his arrival at Sardis, Croesus made him a present of so much gold that Alcmaeon could not carry it all out of the treasury. Alcmaeon took the king at his word by putting on a most capacious dress, the folds of which he stuffed with gold, and then strewed in his hair gold-dust and stuffed more in his mouth. Croesus laughed at the trick, and presented him with as much again. This was supposed to have taken place around 590 BC. The wealth acquired thus is said to have contributed greatly to the subsequent prosperity of the Alcmaeonidae.

*Son of Megacles*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/alcmaeon

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Born:** -700
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Алкмеон (син Мегакла)](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0))
- [Αλκμαίων ο Αθηναίος](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BB%CE%BA%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%AF%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%BF_%CE%91%CE%B8%CE%B7%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%82)
- [Alcmaeon, son of Megacles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcmaeon%2C_son_of_Megacles)
- [Alcmeone (Megacle)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcmeone_(Megacle))
- [Alkmajon z Aten](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkmajon_z_Aten)
- [Alcmeão (contemporâneo de Creso)](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcme%C3%A3o_(contempor%C3%A2neo_de_Creso))
- [Алкмеон (сын Мегакла)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D1%81%D1%8B%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0))
- [Alkmeon (sin Megakla)](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkmeon_(sin_Megakla))
- [Alkmaión (syn Megakla)](https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkmai%C3%B3n_(syn_Megakla))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3609024)

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