Androsthenes
Ἀνδρόσθενης
(Ἀνδρόσθενης).
1. Of Thasus, one of Alexander's admirals, sailed with Nearchus, and was also sent by Alexander to explore the coast of the Persian gulf. (Strab. xvi. p.766; Arrian, Arr. Anab. 7.20.)
Works
Τῆς Ἰνδικῆς παράπλους
Androsthenes wrote an account of this voyage, and also a Τῆς Ἰνδικῆς παράπλους. (Athen. 3.93b.)
Further Information
Compare Marcian. Heracl. p. 63, Huds.; Theophr. de Caus. Plant. 2.5; Vossius, de Histor. Graec. p. 98, ed. Westermann.
From William Smith (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Text provided under a CC BY-SA license by Perseus Digital Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Tufts University. Data accessed from https://github.com/PerseusDL/canonical-pdlrefwk/ on 17 October 2026.