After Alexander the Great had subdued Sidon, he gave permission to Hephaestion to bestow its crown on whom he pleased. Hephaestion offered it to two brothers with whom he lodged, but they declined it, alleging that according to their laws it could only be worn by one of royal blood. Instead, they named Abdalonymus, who, notwithstanding his birth, had fallen into such poverty that he supported himself by the cultivation of a kitchen garden.
The envoys of Alexander the Great clothe the gardener Abdalonymos with the insignia of the royal dignity of Sidon
Hephaestion directed the brothers to carry the royal crown and robes to Abdalonymus. They obeyed and found him weeding in his garden. After causing him to wash, they invested him with the ensigns of royalty and conducted him to Alexander. This prince, who discerned in him an aspect not unworthy of his origin, turning to those around him, said "I wish to know how he bore his poverty."—"Would to heaven," replied Abdalonymus, "I may as well bear my prosperity! These hands have ministered to all my necessities, and as I possessed nothing, I wanted nothing." Alexander was so well pleased with this reply, that he confirmed the nomination of Hephaestion, and gave the new king the palace and private estate of Strato his predecessor, and even augmented his dominions from the neighboring country.
While Quintus Curtius confirms this story, as does Justin, Diodorus calls this person Ballonimus, and says he was made king of Tyre, not Sidon.[8]Plutarch removes the scene to Paphos, and names him Alonymus. Curtius likely adorned the story with fictitious circumstances.
abdalonymus, abdalonimus, greek, Ἀβδαλώνιμος, literally, servant, most, high, gods, transliterated, from, semitic, name, elonim, phoenician, gardener, royal, descent, made, king, sidon, alexander, great, purported, depiction, abdalonymous, alexander, sarcophag. Abdalonimus 2 Greek Ἀbdalwnimos literally servant of the most high gods 3 transliterated from the Semitic name Abd Elonim was a Phoenician gardener but of royal descent who was made King of Sidon by Alexander the Great in 332 BC 4 5 6 7 Purported depiction of Abdalonymous on the Alexander Sarcophagus 1 Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLife EditAfter Alexander the Great had subdued Sidon he gave permission to Hephaestion to bestow its crown on whom he pleased Hephaestion offered it to two brothers with whom he lodged but they declined it alleging that according to their laws it could only be worn by one of royal blood Instead they named Abdalonymus who notwithstanding his birth had fallen into such poverty that he supported himself by the cultivation of a kitchen garden The envoys of Alexander the Great clothe the gardener Abdalonymos with the insignia of the royal dignity of Sidon Hephaestion directed the brothers to carry the royal crown and robes to Abdalonymus They obeyed and found him weeding in his garden After causing him to wash they invested him with the ensigns of royalty and conducted him to Alexander This prince who discerned in him an aspect not unworthy of his origin turning to those around him said I wish to know how he bore his poverty Would to heaven replied Abdalonymus I may as well bear my prosperity These hands have ministered to all my necessities and as I possessed nothing I wanted nothing Alexander was so well pleased with this reply that he confirmed the nomination of Hephaestion and gave the new king the palace and private estate of Strato his predecessor and even augmented his dominions from the neighboring country The so called Alexander Sarcophagus discovered near Sidon and now in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum is now generally thought to be that of Abdalonymus though some scholars now believe the sarcophagus was that of Mazaeus a Persian noble and governor of Babylon While Quintus Curtius confirms this story as does Justin Diodorus calls this person Ballonimus and says he was made king of Tyre not Sidon 8 Plutarch removes the scene to Paphos and names him Alonymus Curtius likely adorned the story with fictitious circumstances See also EditList of Kings of TyreReferences Edit Istanbul Archaeological Museum notice Also spelled Abdalonymus Abdolonimus or Abdolonymus Gesenius Wilhelm 1860 Gesenius s Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon Translated by Samuel Prideux Tregelles London Samuel Bagster amp Sons p dcxxxii Curt iv 1 Just xi 10 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Fox Robin Lane Alexander the Great London Allen Lane 1973 ISBN 0 86007 707 1 Schmitz Leonhard 1867 Abdolonimus in Smith William ed Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology vol 1 p 2 xvii 46 External links EditLivius org Abdalonymus This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Aikin John 1815 General Biography Ten volumes This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Smith William ed 1870 Abdolonimus Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abdalonymus amp oldid 1124265950, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
