The Spartan Twins

The Characters in this Story are:—

Melas , a Spartan living on the Island of Salamis, just off the coast of Greece. He is Overseer on the Farm of Pericles, Archon of Athens.

Lydia , Wife of Melas, and Mother of Dion and Daphne.

Dion and Daphne , Twin Son and Daughter of Melas and Lydia.

Chloe , a young slave girl, belonging to Melas and Lydia. She had been abandoned by her parents when she was a baby, and left by the roadside to die of neglect or be picked up by some passer-by. She was found by Lydia and brought up in her household as a slave.

Anaxagoras , "the Stranger," a Philosopher,—friend of Pericles.

Pericles , chief Archon of Athens.

Lampon , a Priest.

A Priest of the Erechtheum.

Dromas, Lycias , and others, Slaves on the Farm of Pericles.

Time: About the middle of the Fifth Century.