Ephialtes of Trachis
Also known as: Epialtes son of Eurydemos
Ephialtes was a Greek renegade during the Greco-Persian Wars. Born to Eurydemus (Εὐρύδημος) of Malis, he revealed the existence of a path around the Greek coalition's position at Thermopylae to the Achaemenid Empire.
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Ephialtes was a Greek renegade during the Greco-Persian Wars. Born to Eurydemus (Εὐρύδημος) of Malis, he revealed the existence of a path around the Greek coalition's position at Thermopylae to the Achaemenid Empire.