Emmenĭdae
（Ἐμμενίδαι). A noble family of Agrigentum claiming descent from Polynices (q.v.). Of this family was Aenesidamus, whose sons, Theron and Xenocrates, are celebrated by Pindar as victors in the games.
Harry Thurston Peck. Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1898.
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