Cleonymus_of_Athens
Cleonymus of Athens
5th-century BC Athenian politician and general
Cleonymus (Ancient Greek: Κλεωνύμος) was a political ally of Cleon and an Athenian general. In 424 BC, Cleonymus had dropped his shield in battle and fled and was branded a coward. This act is often used to comic effect by Aristophanes.