Orthagoras
Ὀρθαγόρας
(Ὀρθαγόρας).
1. Of Thebes, mentioned by Socrates in the Protagoras of Plato (p. 318c.), as one of the most celebrated flute players of his day, and by Athenaeus as one of the instructors of Epaminondas in flute-playing. (Ath. iv. p. 184e.)
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.